Los Angeles Angels haven't been getting their money's worth from Mike Trout since 2019

 

Baseball statistics:  Baseball Reference (highlight added0

Headline:  New York Times, 11/5/2025

Brittany Ghiroli reports for The Athletic on how it ain't over 'til it over for the Angels:

By the time he was entering the final year of his extension, Trout had already amassed Hall of Fame numbers. But the Angels weren’t seen as an up-and-coming team anymore, coming off of three sub-.500 seasons in which they finished 20-plus games out of the AL West lead — not to mention the July 2019 overdose death of Skaggs, which implicated a team staffer and cast a pall over the organization. 

Still, a one-on-one with owner Arte Moreno helped seal the deal for Trout, and the 12-year, $426 million contract he signed to stay with the Angels in March 2019 was then the richest in the history of North American sports. Trout was sold on the team’s approach, convinced that Moreno was committed to building up the team, even if it meant paying more luxury tax. [emphasis added]