Angels' Mike Trout named All-Star Game MVP for 2nd straight year

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout took home the 2015 All-Star Game MVP award after going 1-for-3 with a home run, one RBI, two runs scored, and one walk in the American League's 6-3 win over the National League All-Stars.

Trout becomes the first player in major league history to win All-Star Game MVP honors in consecutive years.

The 23-year-old joins Cal Ripken Jr., Gary Carter, Steve Garvey, and Willie Mays as the only players ever to win the award twice. But at such a young age, opposing players have a hard time arguing that he's the best player in the game.

"I've got the best seat every day, playing with him," said Angels teammate Albert Pujols. "It doesn't surprise me."

In his first at-bat of the night, Trout stated his case with a leadoff homer off arguably the best pitcher in the NL, Los Angeles Dodgers righty Zack Greinke.

"It's not easy," Greinke said of pitching to Trout. "You've got like a 2-inch window up in the zone. If you throw it higher than that, he takes it. If you throw it lower he does what he did."

Following the homer, Seattle Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz didn't know what to say about the blast.

"Nothing new," Cruz said. "I asked him, 'Is it that easy?' He makes it look easy."

Later in the game, Trout raced around from second base to score on a Prince Fielder single, making it home in a blistering 6.8 seconds, reaching a max speed of 20.4 mph.

When Washington Nationals phenom Bryce Harper came back into the dugout, he was mic'd up, and his opinion on Trout was what went through everyone's head in that particular moment.

"Trout can run, bro," he said to his teammates. "It is unbelievable."

Making the All-Star team in every season since 2012, Trout accomplished a number of feats, one of which becoming the ninth player to hit for an All-Star Game cycle. In successive years, he hit a single, double, triple, and a homer to reach the mark, with each hit coming in his first at-bat of the game.

The list of those to hit for the career cycle in the All-Star Game contains some impressive names, including Hall of Famers Ted Williams, Roberto Clemente, Ernie Banks, George Brett, Mike Schmidt and Willie Mays.

Trout's also 5-for-10 in All-Star games with two doubles, one triple, and a home run, with many more All-Star appearances on the horizon.