ANAHEIM, Calif. — An MRI on Mike Trout’s sore left knee, which compelled him to exit his first rehab recreation this week early, did not reveal any structural harm.
Docs advised the Los Angeles Angels’ celebrity middle fielder he is merely coping with scar tissue buildup and irritation, a standard prevalence post-surgery, not a critical setback.
“It is an enormous reduction for me,” Trout mentioned Friday, including that he might resume full baseball actions and a rehab project “any day now.”
Trout underwent surgical procedure to restore a torn meniscus in his left knee on Could 3, and was on monitor to return to the Angels’ lineup this weekend, however he exited his first rehab recreation after simply two innings and one plate look Tuesday.
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Trout mentioned he felt discomfort in his surgically repaired left knee whereas working and exited the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees’ lineup as a precaution. He tried to loosen it up the subsequent day and “felt a little bit pop,” prompting a return to Southern California for additional examination. A scan, nonetheless, got here again clear.
“I’ve talked to lots of people which have had this damage, and it is regular,” Trout mentioned. “Once you break the scar tissue up, it hurts for a pair days and then you definately’re good.”
Trout, a three-time MVP who will flip 33 on Aug. 7, performed in fewer than half of the Angels’ video games from 2021 to 2023 due to an assortment of accidents and was wanting ahead to a completely wholesome season earlier than his left knee abruptly grew to become a problem in 2024. Given current historical past, information that he had suffered a setback simply as he was making his means again prompted baseball followers to concern the worst.
Trout, although, might resume his rehab project as early as Saturday.
“It was irritating as a result of main as much as that — just like the final, say, week, most likely — I hadn’t felt something,” Trout mentioned of his knee. “It was pain-free, no soreness, nothing. Did the whole lot earlier than the sport, ran bases, took BP, nothing, after which simply within the second inning felt one thing that did not really feel proper. I am glad it is not that critical. I am going to get proper again on the market.”
