Mike Trout Is Playing at the Top of His Game Early This Season for the Los Angeles Angels

SI's Tom Verducci shares the numbers behind Mike Trout's impressive start to the 2021 season.

Tom Verducci | Apr 21, 2021

Mike Trout has been on fire for the Angels since Opening Day. Trout has been at the top of his game while becoming a dominant pull-side hitter. Sports Illustrated senior writer Tom Verducci calls him "the best player in baseball" and if you aren't watching his explosive start to the season at the plate, you're missing out. In today's SI Insider, Verducci shares the numbers behind Mike Trout's impressive start to the 2021 season.

Published Apr 21, 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.