DENVER — Mike Trout swung the bat and watched the baseball sail into the night, taking with it much of the frustration that had been building inside of him for more than a month.
The Angels superstar slugged the 400th homer of his career , punctuating a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.
This one came on a 98 mph fastball — just the kind of pitch that has given Trout so much trouble this year — and he launched it 485 feet, his longest homer of the season and the third longest of his career.
“Finally put a good swing on one, barreled one,” Trout said. “It’s one of my better ones in my career.”
For a player who has won three MVPs and is headed to the Hall of Fame the first time he’s on the ballot, the moments like this have been rare lately. Trout, 34, missed much