But this doctor hasn’t seen a lot of it.”Īsked if there’s a chance he wouldn’t play again this season, Frostad said, “We hope not. … There’s so many things that can aggravate it. “And for it to happen in a baseball player, we just have to take into consideration what he puts himself through with hitting, swinging on a daily basis, just getting prepared. “The doctor, who is one of the most well-known spine surgeons in the country, if not the world, doesn’t see a lot of these. “This is a pretty rare condition that he has right now in his back,” Frostad said. But like I said, the last two or three days, the progress has been great.”įrostad was asked why the significant optimism earlier this month of a quick return has now led to a condition – costovertebral dysfunction at T5 – where there’s more concern. It just started aching, and it got to a point where it was bothering my swing. “I don’t even know how I got it,” Trout said. Trout said “of course” he will play again this season and said the word “No” four times when asked if he had concerns about the injury being a long-term problem. But he was placed on the injured list on July 18 and received a cortisone shot that could take two weeks to fully work. He was even in the lineup on July 16 before a last-minute scratch.
He spent the next four days optimistic that his return would be imminent. Trout exited the Angels’ game on July 12 with back spasms. He has not begun baseball activities but is doing a core stability program and cardio work. Trout said he will see his back specialist, Dr. The timeline for Trout’s return is unclear as he deals with rib cage inflammation that’s creating back pain. “… We do have to look at this as something that - he has to manage it, not just through the rest of this season, but also through the rest of his career probably.” “I think we have to have some concern on that,” Frostad said when asked about Trout being out long-term. That’s news to me.”īefore the game, Frostad said the back condition, which he classified as “rare,” could be something Trout has to deal with the rest of his playing career. “… I got back and my phone was blowing up. “I feel good where it’s at right now,” Trout said said of his back. The Angels superstar spoke after the Angels’ 4-0 win in Kansas City on Wednesday, hours after the team’s head athletic trainer, Mike Frostad, acknowledged there was concern and uncertainty over Trout’s ability to play going forward this season. Mike Trout said he’s feeling much better over the last two days, one week after he received a cortisone shot in his back. The Angels rely on Shohei Ohtani, Jared Walsh and Taylor Ward more heavily when Trout is sidelined, but that won't be enough to put them over the edge in a difficult AL West.KANSAS CITY, Mo.
When healthy, he is nearly unstoppable, but with the Angels fourth place in the AL West with a 41-56 record, it's no surprise they have been cautious with injuries to their star outfielder this season. The 10-time All-Star was limited to 114 games in 2017 because of a thumb injury and tore his calf muscle last season, which limited him to just 36 games. However, while Trout is one of the best players in Major League Baseball, he has struggled with injuries over the last couple of seasons. 368 on-base percentage and 24 home runs in 79 games. The 30-year-old is in the middle of another impressive season, hitting. Short of NBC Sports said he hopes Trout isn't headed for an injury-plagued career finish like David Wright or Don Mattingly. "The doctor, who is one of the most well-known spine surgeons in the country - if not the world, doesn't see a lot of these."ĭ.J. "This is a pretty rare condition that he has right now in his back," Frostad added Wednesday.
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