Thousands of fans braved the wind to watch and cheer as baseball’s latest legend, Mike Trout, was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame today. With his 779 home runs, 3214 hits and lifetime .273 batting average, everyone knew the gifted center fielder belonged with the immortals of the game. Still, Trout remained humble.
“I’m a very lucky person to be born with the skill to play baseball and through baseball I built a name for myself,” said Trout. Now his career as a baseball player is complete. “This seals it,” he said. “To get the recognition that every ballplayer seeks — this is completion for me.”
Trout retired at 45 in 2036. He was inducted as a member of the Los Angeles Angels, earning votes from 70.0% of eligible voters. In his epic career he played in 3333 games and finished with 2013 RBIs and 2416 runs scored.