Watch: Mike Trout hits first HR of 2024 MLB season
Former Cy Younger Award winner Corbin Burnes was the Orioles’ largest offseason addition, however he had nothing on Angels’ three-time MVP Mike Trout within the first recreation of the MLB season.
Trout hit a 402-foot dwelling run, the primary of the 2024 marketing campaign, to offer the Angels an early 1-0 lead over the Orioles.
Burnes struck out third baseman Anthony Rendon and proper fielder Aaron Hicks to start the sport earlier than Trout’s shot to left-center area.
Per Stathead, Trout’s dwelling run is his fourth on Opening Day in his illustrious profession. The Angels stalwart’s final Opening Day dwelling run got here on April 3, 2017, in opposition to the A’s. He additionally had Opening Day blasts in back-to-back seasons (2014-15) in opposition to the Mariners.
The Angels are 0-3 all-time when Trout homers within the first recreation of the season and can attempt to break that streak on Thursday.
It will not be straightforward. The Orioles have put up 5 runs by two innings so far in opposition to Angels beginning pitcher Pablo Sandoval.
The Orioles traded prospects Joey Ortiz, D.L. Corridor and a 2024 second-round decide to the Brewers for Burnes in February.