I now have something in common with Mike Trout
If you were making a list of the best baseball players of the last decade, it wouldn't take long until you got to Mike Trout. For most of his thirteen seasons, he’s been the prototypical five-tool player. Hit, hit with power, run, field and throw—Mike Trout could do it all.
In the last few years, he sadly has had more than a few injuries that have kept him out of more than a few games each season. This week it happened again.
Monday night, in a game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Trout was jogging out to center field when he felt a twitch in his knee. He didn't think much of it; he even continued in the game. However, the pain worsened and by the next morning, he couldn't get out of bed. Time for an MRI.
TORN MENISCUS!
Trout will be having surgery to repair the tear on Friday. He’ll be out for at least one month.
Man, does this sound familiar!
A couple of months ago I was out for a walk when my knee collapsed. I didn’t think much of it. I kept walking. The pain worsened. Time for an MRI.
TORN MENISCUS!
I tried pain meds that didn't help. I had a cortisone shot that did nothing. So I had surgery to repair the tear. It's now two weeks later and it’s just starting to feel better. I began walking around the neighborhood again yesterday, but taking it slow at first.
I wouldn't normally waste precious internet space on this, but this is the second year in a row this has happened.
Last summer, I had two surgeries for a torn bicep and a rotator cuff. Guess who had the same injuries and surgeries? Joey Votto, then of the Cincinnati Reds. Joe’s recovery time was about nine months—and so was mine.
So that's two years, two injuries and two ballplayers. I'm wondering what and who is next. Ankle? Achilles? Maybe the other knee and shoulder (both of which already have injuries)? 2025 isn't that far away. I can't wait to see what's next—and a little scared.