Mike Trout Expected to Begin Rehab Assignment, Eyes Return to Angels Lineup

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout is set to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday, nearly three months after undergoing surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. According to MLB.com’s Rhett Bollinger, Trout will first face live pitching this weekend at the Angels’ Spring Training complex in Arizona and then report to Triple-A Salt Lake.

The Salt Lake Bees begin a six-game homestand on Tuesday, and if all goes well, Trout could be back up with the Angels when they begin a series with the Oakland A’s on Thursday. Trout has not played for the Angels since April 29 and could have played through the injury, but decided on surgery because being slotted only as a designated hitter would’ve had him playing through pain.

When it was announced in late April that Trout would have surgery, the three-time AL MVP was tied for the MLB lead in home runs with 10 and hitting.220/.325/.541. Trout has kept busy off the field, welcoming his second child with his wife in late June and filming a promotional video for the recently released disaster film “Twisters”.

This won’t be Trout’s first time in Salt Lake. He played 20 games with the Bees in 2012, hitting.403 with a home run and 13 RBI before getting called up and beginning his MLB career.