Angels’ Mike Trout passes Joe DiMaggio on all-time house run record in sweep of Crimson Sox


The Los Angeles Angels accomplished a three-game sweep of the Boston Crimson Sox on Wednesday, and Mike Trout launched his 362nd profession house run. 

Trout’s fourth-inning two-run house run put the Angels up 7-1, passing New York Yankees legend Joe DiMaggio for eighty fifth on the all-time house run record. 

Mike Trout plays against the Angels

Mike Trout, #27 of the Los Angeles Angels, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Could 23, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Photographs)

Trout mentioned what it meant to tie DiMaggio on Tuesday when he hit house run No. 361. 

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“It means so much,” Trout mentioned Tuesday. “Anytime you go or tie a terrific and even simply be in the identical dialog with a terrific, it is actually particular, particularly one other middle fielder.”

His 362nd profession house run got here one inning after teammate Shohei Ohtani hit his twelfth of the season. 

“It’s fairly cool once we go deep twice,” Trout mentioned. “Good issues occur. … (The Crimson Sox) beat us three out of 4 once we performed them on the market (in Boston), so it’s good to get a little bit sweep.”

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Mike Trout plays against the Red Sox

Mike Trout, #27 of the Los Angeles Angels, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim on Could 23, 2023 in Anaheim, California. (Ronald Martinez/Getty Photographs)

The Angels at the moment are 5 video games over .500 and sit 4 video games again of the Texas Rangers within the American League West. 

For Boston, Wednesday’s loss was the fourth in a row and the second four-game shedding streak within the month of Could.

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Alex Cora looks on before a game against Seattle

Supervisor Alex Cora, #13 of the Boston Crimson Sox, appears on earlier than enjoying in opposition to the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park on Could 15, 2023 in Boston. (Paul Rutherford/Getty Photographs)

“I believe as we speak was so much higher (offensively) than the final two nights,” Boston supervisor Alex Cora mentioned. “We took our walks and hit some balls arduous. Clearly, on the finish of the day it is what number of runs you rating, however I believed the method was so much higher.”

Subsequent up on the house run record for Trout is Lance Berkman, who hit 366 bombs in his profession.

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Peter Johnson