The Los Angeles Angels are without Mike Trout indefinitely due to a torn meniscus in his left knee. The star outfielder was near tears earlier this week while speaking to reporters about the injury, which will force him to miss a considerable amount of time.

Mike Trout is heading to the injured list again after he suffered a torn meniscus in his left knee that will require surgery. And the Los Angeles Angels center fielder’s injury history caused Stephen A. Smith to sound off on Wednesday’s edition of “First Take.”

Trout, 32, is hitting .220/.325/.541 with an MLB-leading 10 home runs in 29 games this season. He played all nine innings of Monday's game in center field, so Tuesday's announcement came as a surprise. A variety of injuries limited Trout to 237 of 486 possible games from 2021-23, or 49%. Now he'll miss a big chunk of 2024 as well.

The Angels' three-time American League Most Valuable Player, Mike Trout, will undergo knee surgery on a torn meniscus. Trout said he suffered the injury Monday.

ESPN's Stephen A. Smith is turning heads after calling Angels star Mike Trout's injury "karma" for staying with the Angels. The post Stephen A. Smith Blasted for ‘Karma’ Comment on Angels Mike Trout appeared first on Heavy.

ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith isn't sure how the Angels star keeps getting hurt: Stephen A. Smith isn't sure how baseball players like Mike Trout keep getting injured. "What the hell are you doing to take care of yourself?

"First Take" host Stephen A. Smith slammed Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout for being injury prone after it was announced that the 32-year-old tore his meniscus and would need surgery