Angels' Trout bats leadoff for first time since 2020, homers in first at-bat against Orioles
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KEYT— By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Los Angeles Angels manager Ron Washington was hoping to get a spark by putting Mike Trout in the leadoff spot. The three-time AL MVP quickly obliged. Hitting leadoff for first time since 2020, Trout drove a fastball from Baltimore’s Grayson Rodriguez off the auxiliary scoreboard
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ESPN—Trout homers in return to leadoff spot as Angels end skid. Hitting leadoff for the first time since 2020, Mike Trout hit a home run in the first inning to give the slumping Angels an early 1-0 lead Tuesday night against the Orioles.
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