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First Major League Hit The mere mention of Trout’s name conjures up towering home runs and acrobatic catches. So it’s ironic that one of the game’s most lethal hitters collected his first major league hit by laying down a well-placed bunt against the Seattle Mariners during his second game in an Angels uniform. In the bottom of the third inning of a scoreless game, Trout came to the plate with runners on first and second base. On right-handed pitcher Michael Pineda’s 0–1 pitch, he squared his body and laid a bunt down that Pineda bounded off the mound to field, but he was unable to throw the speedy Trout out at first base. Mark Trumbo scored on the play, and the Angels put their first run on the scoreboard courtesy of Trout’s first hit.

Trout lays down a bunt for his first major league hit against the Seattle Mariners.

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