Angels center fielder Mike Trout is feeling better a day after leaving his rehab assignment early due to soreness in his surgically repaired left knee, manager Ron Washington said Wednesday.
Washington mentioned that Trout could potentially serve as the DH for Triple-A Salt Lake on Wednesday.
Trout, who was placed on the Injured List on April 30 with a torn meniscus, lasted only two innings in his rehab assignment debut with Salt Lake on Tuesday. The initial plan was for Trout to play five innings at DH and then play seven innings in the outfield in the following game.
“Hopefully he’ll be able to DH today,” Washington said. “We just have to wait and see how the day unfolds. He certainly felt better as the night progressed, and we’ll just have to wait and see.”
Before his injury in late April, Trout hit .220 with 10 homers and 14 RBIs in 29 games. This injury is the latest in a series of setbacks for the Angels star over the past few seasons.
Last season, Trout played in just 82 games due to a broken hamate bone, spent five weeks on the IL in 2022 with a back injury, and missed most of the 2021 season with a strained calf muscle.