Los Angeles Angels Star Mike Trout Has Become a Pull Side Hitting Monster

SI's Tom Verducci explains the adjustments Angels star Mike Trout made to transform himself into a successful pull side hitter.

Tom Verducci | Apr 9, 2021

Angels star Mike Trout made some adjustments at the plate during the offseason that have turned him into a dangerous pull side hitter. In today's Insider, Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci goes in-depth on the adjustments Trout made to his swing and the results that have made him fun to watch early this season.

Published Apr 9, 2021

TOM VERDUCCI

Tom Verducci is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated who has covered Major League Baseball since 1981. He also serves as an analyst for FOX Sports and the MLB Network; is a New York Times best-selling author; and cohosts The Book of Joe podcast with Joe Maddon. A five-time Emmy Award winner across three categories (studio analyst, reporter, short form writing) and nominated in a fourth (game analyst), he is a three-time National Sportswriter of the Year winner, two-time National Magazine Award finalist, and a Penn State Distinguished Alumnus Award recipient. Verducci is a member of the National Sports Media Hall of Fame, Baseball Writers Association of America (including past New York chapter chairman) and a Baseball Hall of Fame voter since 1993. He also is the only writer to be a game analyst for World Series telecasts. He lives in New Jersey with his wife, with whom he has two children.