Mike Trout's Injuries Symbolize Baseball's Most Pressing Issue

Verducci: Shohei Ohtani's 2021 Season Is One of the Most Impressive in Baseball HistorySI's Tom Verducci shares the numbers behind two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani's historic MLB season.Verducci: Shohei Ohtani's 2021 Season Is One of the Most Impressive in Baseball HistoryWelcome to The Opener, where every weekday morning you’ll get a fresh, topical column to start your day from one of SI.com’s MLB writers.

The best player in baseball spent his 30th birthday riding a stationary bike and working with Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) bands. Mike Trout of the Angels has not played baseball nor even engaged in baseball activities since May 17, when he strained his right calf and was expected to miss…