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“Congrats to the GOAT”: Mike Trout Floors Fans by Surpassing New York Yankees Hall of Famer With a Historic Home Run

Published 05/25/2023, 10:03 AM EDT

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The Los Angeles Angels are doing great at the moment. The Angels completed the series sweep with a 7-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. They are now third in the AL West standings, with a winning percentage of 0.549. The Angels slugger Mike Trout had a great game after he hit the 362nd home run of his MLB career.

It is special, as Trout has moved over the New York Yankees Hall of Famer Joe DiMaggio in the all-time home run-getters in MLB history. The Angels center fielder now stands at 85 positions in the all-time rankings. On this significant achievement, fans have registered their reactions too.

Mike Trout passes Joe DiMaggio with his 362nd home run!

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It is a colossal achievement for the Angels’ star. He had faced a slump in his performances this season but has made a comeback with powerful performances. Trout played a big role in the latest win alongside Shohei Ohtani. He finished the game with a home run and two RBIs to his name at an average of 0.250 and OPS of 1.0250.

With his 12th home run of the season, Trout replaced has replaced legendry Joe DiMaggio on the all-time home run-getters list. Coincidently, Joe, who played for the New York Yankees, was also a center fielder. He had a monumental MLB career and was part of the All-Star team 13 times. He also won 9 world series with the Yankees till his last in 1951. The former Yankees captain played over 1786 MLB games and had 361 home runs with an OPS of 0.977.

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Meanwhile, Trout is currently in his 13th season. He has played 1454 games and has scored over 1000 runs at an average of 0.302. He has 362 home runs to name and has an OPS of 0.998. The 31-year-old is in fine form and looking strong to finish it on a high. The Angeles fans have also showered the love on Trout after another record-breaking outing.

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Fans are in full praise of their star player for another career achievement!

The Angels fans have always supported Trout. Even during his recent slump, they backed him to make a comeback. Now when the player is doing great, they are praising him. Here are a few of such reactions!

It was an impressive performance by Mike Trout. Fans have loved it and want him to continue playing like this and break more records. How far did the Angels star go in his career? Only time will tell!

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What do you make of the story? How soon will Trout make it to the 500 homers club? Let us know in the comments below!

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Saurabh Saini

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Even after having an engineering background, nothing stopped Saurabh Saini from following his passion and writing about sports. With a sound knowledge of American sports, Saurabh specializes in baseball. Before joining EssentiallySports, Saurabh has written around 800 articles spanning MLB, NFL, and NHL.
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