MLB All-Star Mike Trout shuts down idea of leaving LA, says doubters fuel push to get Angels back to playoffs

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Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout opened the 2026 MLB All-Star Game with a strikeout in his first plate appearance.

Trout is making his 12th All-Star appearance near home, with Philadelphia's Citizens Bank Park sitting roughly 40 miles from where he was born and raised in New Jersey. But the Angels entered the break once again at the bottom of the AL West standings.

The Angels have not reached the postseason since 2014, the longest active playoff drought in MLB, with the Pittsburgh Pirates next on the list after last playing October baseball in 2015.

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Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout warms up before the All-Star Game at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Eric Hartline/Imagn Images)

At 38-59 entering the break, Los Angeles faces long odds of reversing course and mounting a playoff push, but Trout said the doubt surrounding the team has only fueled his motivation.

"I think the fuel of people doubting us kind of makes it more of a fire for me to try to get back to the playoffs," Trout told the Los Angeles Times. "I think that's the biggest key for me."

Trout made his big league debut with the Angels in 2011, but the franchise has reached the postseason just once during his tenure.

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