Mike Trout's teammates doused him on his 26th birthday and he celebrated with a homer
So, prior to their Monday night game against the Orioles, it was only appropriate for Trout's teammates to commemorate his birthday by dumping anything and everything they could find in the clubhouse on him:
Birthday Gift from the boys !! #Angels pic.twitter.com/fRUlEsn07I
— Mike Trout (@MikeTrout) August 7, 2017
For those keeping score at home, the refuse included eggs, ICEE slush, baby powder, Coffee-mate creamer, cereal and whatever else was in the trash can. At least no one had fish for lunch.
But hey -- the Angels celebrate all their birthdays like this. MVPs aren't above the clubhouse code. "It's an Angels tradition," said Trout to MLB.com's Maria Guardado. "It started when Weaver was here and Albert. They started it, and now it's evolved into a crazy ... I can't really explain that. It was fun."
Of course, Trout had to celebrate in his own way, too. First, he reached the 1,000-hit plateau with a double in the bottom of the fourth, and then, he smashed a ball down the left-field line, off the foul pole for a home run:
Birthday blasts are special, but they're also old hat for Trout. This is now the fourth time in his career that he's homered on his birthday -- definitely worthy of a thumbs-up.
