Los Angeles Angels: Mike Trout makes history yet again

Mike Trout is only outdoing himself at this point, or so it seems. The Los Angeles Angels center fielder made even more history on Tuesday night.

Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout truly is the best player of this generation. Not only is Trout already a legend in the MLB, he gives modern-day fans a glimpse back into the legends of Ted Williams, Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth and Hank Aaron.

One day, Trout will be up there with all of those names as some of the most prestigious players to ever play the game of baseball. Trout, being the modern version of these legends, is the first to play in the new wave of statistics in information.

The new generation in which every single pitch thrown to Trout and every single at-bat can be analyzed. Finally, we have a player that is worth appreciating to take deep statistical dives on.

On Tuesday night, Trout had more than just another day at the office. His two home runs put him in sole possession for the home run crown with 23. Not only that, this was the quickest the two-time MVP has ever gotten to 23 home runs.

However, Trout’s 298th plate appearance was not the reason it was historic. Mike Trout did something no player in the history of baseball has ever done, although it may be a tad trivial in the long run.

Ken Griffey Jr. played at Safeco Field, although it was a relatively short tenure. Robinson Cano plays at Safeco Field, Nelson Cruz plays there, Ichiro Suzuki played there (kidding, obviously).

Yes, Safeco Field is relatively young (younger than me, in fact. I was born in 1998, Safeco’s first game was held in July 1999).

It is still pretty impressive that Trout did something no player in baseball history has done, even if that history only dates back 19 years. But, since we are already on the topic, why not appreciate some more of Trout’s greatness, courtesy of Ryan Spaeder (@TheAceofSpaeder).

That is 222 home runs and 178 RBIs, for those that are counting. Let’s not forget that Mike Trout is only 26 years old. At his current pace, assuming he retires at 41 (turns 41 in August) and plays on average 150 games a year, he will compile 555 stolen bases and 692 home runs.

Only one player in MLB history has eclipsed 500 stolen bases and 500 home runs — Barry Bonds. Trout could join him in the 500-700 club.

I mean, I guess that is good company? I heard that Babe Ruth fellow was pretty good at baseball, as were the rest of those guys.

Mike Trout is already carving out the reputation as one of the best players in baseball history. If the Los Angeles Angels center fielder keeps it going at this rate for as long as we are assuming, he will finish with a 187.6 fWAR.

Next: Angels would you rather: Division race edition

The best fWAR of all-time is Barry Bonds’ fWAR of 168.4. Not only may Mike Trout be the best player in baseball history, he is on pace to be 111 percent of the player that Barry Bonds was.