Mike Trout ties the game

Mike Trout tied the game for the Los Angeles Angels on Monday, April 13, with a three-run home run against the New York Yankees. (mlb.com) The home run came in the top of the sixth inning at Yankee Stadium and pulled the Angels even at 3-3. Statcast measured the drive at 420 feet with a 108.7 mile-per-hour exit velocity off an 85.1 mile-per-hour sweeper from right-hander Jake Bird. (mlb.com) Trout did not stop there. He hit a second homer later in the game, drove in five runs, and scored three times, but the Yankees still won 11-10 on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth. (espn.com) The game turned into a star-for-star exchange. Aaron Judge also hit two home runs for New York, and Trent Grisham added two more, including a game-tying shot in the ninth inning before the Yankees ended it. (mlb.com) For Trout, the swing landed in a season that has started with both production and scrutiny. Through 16 games, ESPN listed him with four home runs, 12 runs batted in, 15 walks, and 15 strikeouts. (espn.com) The clip spread quickly because Trout remains one of baseball’s biggest names even after several injury-shortened seasons. Baseball-Reference lists him with 408 career home runs, and he entered 2026 as a three-time American League Most Valuable Player and 11-time All-Star. (baseball-reference.com) The Angels, meanwhile, were trying to stay afloat in the American League West. After the loss in New York, ESPN showed Los Angeles at 8-9, 1.5 games behind the division-leading Texas Rangers. (espn.com) So the moment that traveled on baseball feeds was both a highlight and a snapshot of the Angels’ season: Trout still has the power to flip a game with one swing, even when the result gets away. (mlb.com)