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Brown trout, Salmo trutta m. fario

Trout is the name for a number of species of freshwater fish belonging to the genera Oncorhynchus, Salmo and Salvelinus, all of the subfamily Salmoninae of the family Salmonidae. The word trout is also used as part of the name of some non-salmonid fish such as Cynoscion nebulosus, the spotted seatrout or speckled trout.

Trout are closely related to salmon and char (or charr): species termed salmon and char occur in the same genera as do trout (Oncorhynchus - Pacific salmon and trout, Salmo - Atlantic salmon and various trout, Salvelinus - char and trout).

Most trout such as Lake trout live in freshwater lakes and/or rivers exclusively, while there are others such as the Rainbow trout which spend two or three years at sea before returning to freshwater to spawn, a habit more typical of salmon.

Trout are an important food source for humans and wildlife including brown bears, birds of prey such as eagles, and other animals. They are classified as an oily fish.^[1]

Species[link]

The name trout is commonly used for some species in three of the seven genera in the subfamily Salmoninae: Salmo, Atlantic species; Oncorhynchus, Pacific species; and Salvelinus, which includes fish also sometimes called char or charr. Fish referred to as trout include:

• Genus Salmo

• • Adriatic trout, Salmo obtusirostris
    • S. o. oxyrhynchus
    • S. o. salonitana
    • S. o. krkensis
    • S. o. zetensis
  • Salmo trutta
    • Brown trout, S. t. morpha fario and S. t. morpha lacustris
    • Sea trout, S. t. morpha trutta
  • Flathead trout, Salmo platycephalus
  • Marble trout, Soca River trout or Soča trout – Salmo marmoratus
  • Ohrid trout, Salmo letnica, S. balcanicus (exctinct), S. lumi, and S. aphelios
  • Sevan trout, Salmo ischchan
    • Winter bakhtak, S. i. ischchan
    • Summer bakhtak, S. i. aestivalis
    • Gegharkuni, S. i. gegarkuni
    • Bojak, S. i. danilewskii
• Genus Oncorhynchus

Oncorhynchus: Rainbow trout, O. mykiss

• • Biwa trout, Oncorhynchus masou rhodurus
  • Cutthroat trout, Oncorhynchus clarki
    • Coastal cutthroat trout, O. c. clarki
      • Crescenti trout, O. c. crescenti
    • Alvord cutthroat trout O. c. alvordensis (extinct)
    • Bonneville cutthroat trout O. c. utah
    • Humboldt cutthroat trout O. c. spp.
    • Lahontan cutthroat trout O. c. henshawi
      • Whitehorse Basin cutthroat trout, O. c. spp.
    • Paiute cutthroat trout O. c. seleniris
    • Snake River fine-spotted cutthroat trout, O. c. behnkei
    • Westslope cutthroat trout O. c. lewisi
    • Yellowfin cutthroat trout O. c. macdonaldi (extinct)
    • Yellowstone cutthroat trout O. c. bouvieri
    • Colorado River cutthroat trout O. c. pleuriticus
    • Greenback cutthroat trout O. c. stomias
    • Rio Grande cutthroat trout O. c. virginalis
  • Oncorhynchus gilae
    • Gila trout, O. g. gilae
    • Apache trout, O. g. apache
  • Rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss
    • Kamchatkan rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss mykiss
    • Columbia River redband trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnerii
    • Coastal rainbow trout/Steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus
      • Beardslee trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus var. beardsleei
    • Great Basin redband trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss newberrii
    • Golden trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita
      • Kern River rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita var. gilberti
      • Sacramento golden trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita var. stonei
      • Little Kern golden trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita var. whitei
    • Kamloops rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss kamloops
    • Baja California rainbow trout, Nelson's trout, or San Pedro Martir trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss nelsoni
    • Eagle Lake trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss aquilarum
    • McCloud River redband, Oncorhynchus mykiss stonei
    • Sheepheaven Creek redband, Oncorhynchus mykiss spp.
  • Mexican Golden Trout, Oncorhynchus chrysogaster (Includes as many as eight other species or sub-species, not yet formally named)
• Genus Salvelinus (Char)

Salvelinus: Brook trout, S. fontinalis

• • Brook trout, Salvelinus fontinalis
    • Aurora trout, S. f. timagamiensis
  • Bull trout, Salvelinus confluentus
  • Salvelinus malma
    • Dolly Varden trout, S. m. malma
    • Southern Dolly Varden, S. m. krascheninnikova
    • S. m. miyabei
  • Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush
  • Silver trout, † Salvelinus agassizi (extinct)
• Hybrids
  • Tiger trout, Salmo trutta X Salvelinus fontinalis
  • Splake, Salvelinus namaycush X Salvelinus fontinalis

Anatomy[link]

Trout that live in different environments can have dramatically different colorations and patterns. Mostly, these colors and patterns form as camouflage, based on the surroundings, and will change as the fish moves to different habitats. Trout in, or newly returned from the sea, can look very silvery, while the same fish living in a small stream or in an alpine lake could have pronounced markings and more vivid coloration; it is also possible that in some species this signifies that they are ready to mate. It is virtually impossible to define a particular color pattern as belonging to a specific breed; however, in general, wild fish are claimed to have more vivid colors and patterns.

Trout have fins entirely without spines, and all of them have a small adipose fin along the back, near the tail. The pelvic fins sit well back on the body, on each side of the anus. The swim bladder is connected to the esophagus, allowing for gulping or rapid expulsion of air, a condition known as physostome. Unlike many other physostome fish, the trout do not use their bladder as an auxiliary device for oxygen uptake, relying solely on their gills.

There are many species, and even more populations that are isolated from each other and morphologically different. However, since many of these distinct populations show no significant genetic differences, what may appear to be a large number of species is considered a much smaller number of distinct species by most ichthyologists. The trout found in the eastern United States are a good example of this. The brook trout, the aurora trout, and the (extinct) silver trout all have physical characteristics and colorations that distinguish them, yet genetic analysis shows that they are one species, Salvelinus fontinalis.

Lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush), like brook trout, belong to the char genus. Lake trout inhabit many of the larger lakes in North America, and live much longer than rainbow trout, which have an average maximum lifespan of 7 years. Lake trout can live many decades, and can grow to more than 30 kilograms (66 lb).

Habitat[link]

A trout farm in Sochi, Russia

Trout are usually found in cool (50–60 °F, 10–16 °C), clear streams and lakes, although many of the species have anadromous strains as well. Young trout are referred to as troutlet, troutling or fry. They are distributed naturally throughout North America, northern Asia and Europe. Several species of trout were introduced to Australia and New Zealand by amateur fishing enthusiasts in the 19th century, effectively displacing and endangering several upland native fish species. The introduced species included brown trout from England and rainbow trout from California. The rainbow trout were a steelhead strain, generally accepted as coming from Sonoma Creek. The rainbow trout of New Zealand still show the steelhead tendency to run up rivers in winter to spawn.^[2] The closest resemblance of seema trout and other trout family can be found in the Himalayan Region of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Pakistan and in Tian Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan.

Diet[link]

Trout generally feed on other fish, and soft bodied aquatic invertebrates, such as flies, mayflies, caddisflies, stoneflies, mollusks and dragonflies. In lakes, various species of zooplankton often form a large part of the diet. In general, trout longer than about 300 millimetres (12 in) prey almost exclusively on fish, where they are available. Adult trout will devour smaller fish up to 1/3 their length. Trout may feed on shrimp, mealworms, bloodworms, insects, small animal parts, and eel.

1fillet of trout (79g) contains:^[3]

• Calories :117
• Fat(g): 5.22
• Carbohydrates(g): 0
• Fibers(g): 0
• Protein(g): 16.41
• Cholesterol(mg): 46

As food[link]

Trout fillet.

As a group, trout are somewhat bony, but the flesh is generally considered to be tasty. The flavor of the flesh is heavily influenced by the diet of the fish. For example, trout that have been feeding on crustaceans tend to be more flavorful than those feeding primarily on insect life. Additionally, they provide a good fight when caught with a hook and line, and are sought after recreationally. Because of their popularity, trout are often raised on fish farms and planted into heavily fished waters, in an effort to mask the effects of overfishing. While they can be caught with a normal rod and reel, fly fishing is a distinctive method developed primarily for trout, and now extended to other species. Farmed trout and char are also sold commercially as food fish.

According to the British Nutrition Foundation, trout contain one of the lowest amounts of dioxins (a type of environmental contaminant) of all oily fishes.^[4]

River fishing[link]

Golden trout, Oncorhynchus aguabonita

Understanding how moving water shapes the stream channel makes it easier to find trout. In most streams, the current creates a riffle-run-pool pattern that repeats itself over and over. A deep pool may hold a big brown trout, but rainbows and smaller browns are likely found in runs. Riffles are where you will find small trout, called troutlet, during the day and larger trout crowding in during morning and evening feeding periods.

• Riffles have a fast current and shallow water. This gives way to a bottom of gravel, rubble or boulder. Riffles are morning and evening feeding areas. Trout usually spawn just above or below riffles, but may spawn right in them.

• Runs are deeper than riffles with a moderate current and are found between riffles and pools. The bottom is made up of small gravel or rubble. These hot spots hold trout almost anytime, if there is sufficient cover.

• Pools are smoother and look darker than the other areas of the stream. The deep, slow-moving water generally has a bottom of silt, sand, or small gravel. Pools make good midday resting spots for medium to large trout.^[5]

• It is recommended that when fishing for trout, that the fisher(s) should use line in the 4–8 lb test for streamfish, and stronger line with the same diameter for trout from the sea or from a large lake, such as Lake Michigan. It is also recommended to use a hook size 8-5 for trout of all kind. Trout, especially farm-raised ones, tend to like salmon eggs, worms, minnows, cut bait, corn, or marshmallows.

See also[link]

• Trout tickling

References[link]

• Trout and Salmon of North America, Robert J. Behnke, Illustrated by Joseph R. Tomelleri, The Free Press, 2002, hardcover, 359 pages, ISBN 0-7432-2220-2
• Trout Science, Troutlet.com, 2000, knowledgebase article

External links[link]

Wikibooks Cookbook has a recipe/module on Trout

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Trout

• Trout at the Open Directory Project
• Trout Species
• Trout.co.uk – Website focused purely on trout fishing.
• TU.ORG – Conserving, protecting and restoring North America's coldwater fisheries and their watersheds.

Austin Trout (born September 18, 1985 in Las Cruces, New Mexico) is an undefeated professional boxer and the current WBA (Regular) light middleweight champion.^[1]

Amateur career[link]

In 2004 Austin was the U.S. National Amateur Welterweight Champion.^[2]

Professional career[link]

In November 2009, he beat Taronze Washington to win the vacant WBC Continental Americas Light Middleweight title.^[3]

WBA Light Middleweight Championship[link]

On Feb. 5, 2011 the 26-year-old won the WBA World Light Middleweight Championship bout with a unanimous decision against champion Rigoberto Álvarez in his foe's hometown of Guadalajara, Mexico.^[4][5]

He's first defence of his newly rewarded title was a win against mandatory challenger David Alonso López on June 11.^[6][7]

On 11 November 2011, Trout stopped Australian Frank LoPorto.

Professional record[link]

24 Wins 14 knockouts 0 loss(s), 0 Draw[1]
Res.	Record	Opponnent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	24-0	Frank LoPorto	TKO	4 (12)	2011-11-11	Cohen Stadium, El Paso, Texas	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title.
Win	23-0	David López	UD	12	2011-06-11	Auditorio Miguel Barragan, San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí	Retained WBA (Regular) light middleweight title.
Win	22-0	Rigoberto Alvarez	UD	12	2011-02-05	Arena Coliseo, Guadalajara, Jalisco	Won vacant WBA (Regular) light middleweight title.
Win	21-0	Taronze Washington	UD	12	2009-11-05	Petroleum Club, Dallas, Texas	Won vacant WBA Continental Americas light middleweight title.
Win	20-0	Nilson Julio Tapia	MD	11	2009-09-05	Arena Roberto Duran, Panama City	Won WBA Fedelatin light middleweight title.
Win	19-0	Marcos Primera	UD	8	2009-07-31	Pan American Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Win	18-0	Shawn Garnett	UD	8	2009-06-26	Casino Rama, Rama, Ontario
Win	17-0	Martin Avila	TKO	4 (12)	2009-03-14	Auditorio Centenario, Torreon, Coahuila de Zaragoza	Won vacant WBA Continental Americas light middleweight title.
Win	16-0	Bradley Thompson	RTD	3 (4)	2008-11-20	Crowne Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Win	15-0	Byron Tyson	UD	8	2008-07-09	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Win	14-0	Steve Verdin	TKO	2 (6)	2008-05-02	County Coliseum, El Paso, Texas
Win	13-0	Erik Rafael Esquivel	UD	6	2007-12-21	Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Win	12-0	Roderick McGary	TKO	1 (6)	2007-11-17	Kruse Auction Park, Auburn, Indiana
Win	11-0	Nelson Estupinan	TKO	2 (6)	2007-07-27	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Win	10-0	Abdias Castillo	UD	6	2007-05-25	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Win	9-0	Julio Perez	UD	6	2007-04-27	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Win	8-0	Raul Munoz	KO	5 (6)	2007-01-05	Dickerson's Event Center, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Win	7-0	Cardyl Finley	KO	2 (6)	2006-12-15	Grand Plaza Hotel, Houston, Texas
Win	6-0	Dustin Lilly	TKO	1 (4)	2006-09-29	Burnin' Downtown Festival, Topeka, Kansas
Win	5-0	Jerry Perez	KO	3 (6)	2006-09-01	Route 66 Casino, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Win	4-0	Jeremy Berger	TKO	1 (4)	2006-03-04	Expocenter, Topeka, Kansas
Win	3-0	Anthony Torres	TKO	3 (4)	2006-02-04	Don Haskins Convention Center, El Paso, Texas
Win	2-0	Josh Pankey	TKO	1 (4)	2005-12-10	Legion Hall, Blairstown, Iowa
Win	1-0	Justo Almazan	TKO	3 (4)	2005-09-16	Isleta Casino & Resort, Albuquerque, New Mexico	Austin's professional debut.

References[link]

External links[link]

• Official website
• Austin Trout on Myspace
• Austin Trout on Twitter
• Professional boxing record for Austin Trout from BoxRec

Bryce Harper
Washington Nationals – No. 34
Outfielder
Born: (1992-10-16) October 16, 1992 (age 19) Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Left	Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 2012 for the Washington Nationals
Career statistics (through May 30, 2012)
Batting average	.274
Home runs	4
Runs batted in	11
Teams
Washington Nationals (2012–present)
Career highlights and awards
2010 Golden Spikes Award

Bryce Aron Max Harper^[1] (born October 16, 1992) is an American professional baseball outfielder with the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball. Harper was selected by the Nationals with the first overall pick in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft. He stands at 6 feet 3 inches and weighs 225 lbs.^[2][3]

Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award, awarded annually to the best amateur baseball player.^[4] Going into the 2012 season, baseball prospect-watchers, including Baseball America, MLB.com, and Baseball Prospectus routinely ranked Harper as a top #3 prospect. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals on April 28, 2012.

College career[link]

Harper earned his General Educational Development after his sophomore year at Las Vegas High School in December 2009, making him eligible for the June 2010 amateur draft in order to begin his professional baseball career earlier.^[5][6] For the 2010 college season, 17-year-old Harper enrolled at the College of Southern Nevada of the Scenic West Athletic Conference (SWAC) in National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA). An advantage for Harper in his eventual transition to his professional career was that the SWAC, like MLB, uses wooden bats in conference play. In 66 games, he hit 31 home runs, 98 RBI, hitting .443/.526/.987 (AVG/OBP/SLG).^[7] His 31 home runs shattered the school's previous record of 12. He was named the 2010 SWAC Player of the Year.^[8] The next day, in a doubleheader, he went 2-for-5 with a three-run double in the first game, and in the second game went 6-for-6 with 4 home runs, a triple, and a double.^[9]

On June 2, 2010, Harper was ejected from a National Junior College World Series game by home plate umpire Don Gilmore after a called third strike. Harper drew a line in the dirt with his bat as he left the plate, presumably to show where he thought the pitch was. It was Harper's second ejection of the year, and resulted in a two-game suspension.^[10] The suspension ended his amateur career, as Southern Nevada lost the game from which Harper was ejected and lost their next game with Harper suspended, which eliminated them from the tournament.^[11]

Harper won the 2010 Golden Spikes Award.^[4] In May 2012, the book The Last Natural: Bryce Harper's Big Gamble in Sin City and the Greatest Amateur Season Ever by sportswriter Rob Miech was published by the Thomas Dunne Books imprint at St. Martin's Press. The book chronicles Harper's historic college season and culminates in his being the first player selected in the 2010 Major League Baseball Draft and signing a multimillion-dollar contract just before the signing deadline. Steve Rushin endorsed the book as "a fascinating eyewitness account, a baseball version of the Beatles in Hamburg circa 1961, just before the klieg lights get switched on."^[12]

Professional career[link]

Harper playing for the Hagerstown Suns, Single-A affiliates of the Nationals, in 2011.

Harper was drafted #1 overall by the Washington Nationals,^[13] becoming the Nationals second consecutive number one overall pick of the Major League Baseball Draft, following Stephen Strasburg.^[14] Although Harper had predominantly played catcher, the Nationals drafted him as an outfielder to extend his career and to accelerate his player development, so that he could debut in MLB earlier. He has been considered one of the most highly touted prospects in Major League Baseball History. ^[13]

Harper signed a 7-year contract worth $18.9 million,^[15] and on August 26, 2010, Harper was introduced by the Nationals. Harper said he chose to wear #34 because "I always loved Mickey Mantle, three and four equals seven."^[16]

After batting .419 with a .407 OBP (and leading his team in hits, homers, RBI and walks) in the Nationals' fall instructional league, Harper was selected to participate in the Arizona Fall League as a member of the Scottsdale Scorpions taxi-squad,^[17] the second-youngest player in the history of the league (two days older than when Mets' prospect Fernando Martínez appeared in the league in 2006).^[18] He batted .343 and slugged .729.^[19] On November 20, Harper and the Scottsdale Scorpions won the 2010 Arizona Fall League Championship.

After batting .399 in spring training, the Nationals optioned Harper to the Hagerstown Suns of the Class-A South Atlantic League to begin his minor league career.^[20] In April 2011, after a slow start in the minor leagues, Harper visited optometrist Dr. Keith Smithson who reportedly told him, "I don't know how you ever hit before. You have some of the worst eyes I've ever seen." In his first 20 games after receiving contact lenses, Harper hit .480, collecting 7 home runs, 40 doubles and 23 RBI.^[21]

Harper was selected to represent the United States in the 2011 All-Star Futures Game during the 2011 All Star Game weekend. He was promoted to the Double-A Harrisburg Senators on July 4. Harper went 4 for 4 in his AA debut with two singles, a double, triple and a walk.^[22]

On August 18, 2011, Harper injured his hamstring while running from first to third base on an extra base hit. The injury was severe enough that he had to be carried off the field by his coaches. Harper was placed on the 7-day disabled list, and it was reported that the injury had ended Harper's season.^[23]

During 2012 spring training, Harper was optioned to AAA Syracuse, where he started the season, playing centerfield.^[24] After a strong start, Harper was called up to the Nationals on April 27, 2012, as Ryan Zimmerman was placed on the DL. He made his MLB debut with the Nationals the next day against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Harper grounded out to the pitcher (Chad Billingsley) in his first career Major League at bat. He recorded his first Major League hit with a double in his third at-bat against Billingsley and got his first RBI on a sacrifice fly in the top of the ninth against Javy Guerra.^[25]

On May 6, 2012 Harper was hit in the lower back by Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Cole Hamels in the first inning on the first pitch of the at bat. ^[26] Harper would steal home plate that same inning, but the Nationals lost the game 9-3. Hamels subsequently admitted to hitting him intentionally and was suspended by MLB for 5 games.

On May 14, 2012, Harper hit his first Major League home run, a solo blast off of San Diego Padres pitcher Tim Stauffer.^[27] He was the youngest player to homer in the major leagues since Adrian Beltre in 1998.^[28]

Career accomplishments[link]

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Personal life[link]

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Harper's older brother, Bryan, was a left-handed pitcher for College of Southern Nevada with Bryce. Bryan now plays for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks, back to back winners of the 2010 and 2011 College World Series. Bryan was also selected in the 2010 MLB Draft, by the Chicago Cubs.^[29][30] He did not sign and then was drafted in the 2011 MLB Draft by the Washington Nationals.

Harper was featured in an episode of ESPN E:60^[31] and was on the cover of Sports Illustrated in May 2009.^[32] Harper also just recieved a sponsorship deal with a nutritional supplement company focusing on active lifestyles, MusclePharm. ^[33]

Read more: MusclePharm Signs Pro Baseball Rookie Phenom Bryce Harper As Sponsored Athlete - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/recommended/ci_20681350#ixzz1wM2Zge4h Read The Denver Post's Terms of Use of its content: http://www.denverpost.com/termsofuse

Bryce Harper is also a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[34]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bryce Harper

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)
• Bryce Harper's College Statistics

Mike Trout
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – No. 27
Outfielder
Born: (1991-08-07) August 7, 1991 (age 20) Millville, New Jersey
Bats: Right	Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 8, 2011 for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
Career statistics (through May 25 , 2012)
Batting average	.253
Home runs	9
Runs batted in	28
Teams
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (2011–present)

Michael Nelson Trout (born August 7, 1991 in Millville, New Jersey) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim of Major League Baseball. He debuted with the Angels in 2011.

Trout was considered to be one of the top prospects in all of baseball and was named the second best overall prospect by Baseball America, during their midseason update in July 2010.^[1] Prior to the 2011 season, Trout was ranked #1 by ESPN's Keith Law in his 2011 top 100 prospects list.^[2] MLB's Jonathan Mayo also named Trout the #1 prospect in all of baseball during MLB Network's airing of MLB's Top 50 Prospects.^[3]

Early life[link]

Trout's father, Jeff Trout, was a fifth round draft pick by the Minnesota Twins in 1983.^[4] Trout began playing baseball in Little League.^[5]

Amateur career[link]

Trout attended Millville Senior High School in Millville, New Jersey. Initially a shortstop, Trout shifted to the outfield during his senior year. That year, he hit 18 home runs, a New Jersey high school record.^[6]

Trout committed to attend East Carolina University on a baseball scholarship.^[6] Though scouted by MLB teams, Trout was passed over by teams in the draft as players from New Jersey typically do not play baseball throughout the year, as they do in warmer states such as California, Texas, and Florida.^[4]

Professional career[link]

Trout was drafted by the Angels 25th overall in the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft.^[7] He started his professional career in 2009 playing for the Arizona Angels of the Rookie-level Arizona League, hitting .360 with one home run, 25 runs batted in and 13 stolen bases in 164 at bats over 39 games. He finished the season playing for the Cedar Rapids Kernels of the Class A Midwest League, hitting .267 over 15 at bats in five games.

Trout with the Angels in 2011

Before the 2010 season Trout was considered the Angels third best prospect and 85th in all of baseball by Baseball America.^[8][9] He started the season playing for Cedar Rapids, where he hit .362 with six home runs, 39 runs batted in and 45 stolen bases in 82 games. For his play he was selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game.^[6] After the Futures Game, he was promoted to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes of the Class A-Advanced California League.^[10]

After ending the 2010 season with the Quakes, Trout was named 2010 J.G. Taylor Spink Award as the Topps/Minor League Player of the Year. At just 19 years and two months, Trout became the youngest player to win this award.^[11] He was also named a Baseball America All Star as well as a Topps Class A All Star.^[12]

Trout started the 2011 season with the Arkansas Travelers of the Class AA Texas League. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim called up Trout on July 8, 2011, to replace the injured Peter Bourjos in center field. He made his major league debut that night, going 0–3 with 2 flyouts and a groundout.^[13] Trout hit his first major league home run against Baltimore Orioles pitcher Mark Worrell on July 24, 2011.^[14]

After spending time back in Double-A Arkansas, Trout was recalled back to play with the Angels on August 19, 2011. He went one for four that night, hitting a home run, the first for him at Angel Stadium.^[15]

For the 2011 season,^[16] Trout was named Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year.^[17][18] He was also named an outfielder on Baseball America's 2011 Minor League All Star team.^[19] He is also the youngest Angel to hit 2 homeruns in one game.^[20]

Trout began the 2012 season with the Salt Lake Bees of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League. On April 28, 2012 he was brought up from the minors again to replace Bobby Abreu who was batting .208 in 24 at-bats. Trout at the time was batting .403 in 20 games at Salt Lake. He batted .220 in 40 games with Anaheim in his 2011 season, but in parts of four seasons in the minors is a .342 hitter with 108 stolen bases.^[21]

See also[link]

	Biography portal
	Baseball portal

• Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim award winners and league leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Mike Trout

• Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball-Reference, or The Baseball Cube, or Baseball-Reference (Minors)