Trout looking to stay healthy: 'I had some freak stuff happen to me'

Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout wants to stay healthy this season.

"Being on the field. I enjoy playing. I had some freak stuff happen to me over the last three years," Trout said when asked about his personal goals for 2025, according to MLB Network. "Out of my control, but I feel great. Normally, it's light in the offseason, but I worked on some things, and my swing feels a lot better. ... Last four, five years, I've been chasing and doing stuff at the plate that I normally don't do."

Trout played a combined 266 games over the last four seasons due to multiple injuries, which included a calf strain, back inflammation, broken hamate bone, and torn meniscus. The 11-time All-Star suited up for a career-low 29 contests in 2024.

However, Trout will move from center field to right field this year to preserve his body. The 33-year-old three-time AL MVP has logged just 17 games in right during his career and none since his 2012 rookie season.

"I literally didn't know that I played some right field until I saw some highlights," Trout said.

"I played a couple games in right field when I was brought up. I'm looking forward to it. You still need to catch the ball. Different angles, (and) you got the wall in play now. I got great mentors that have done it before me like Torii (Hunter)."

The Angels added veterans such as Yusei Kikuchi, Kenley Jansen, Jorge Soler, Travis d'Arnaud, Yoán Moncada, Tim Anderson, and Kyle Hendricks over the winter to help a young core in an attempt to snap a 10-year postseason drought.

"The last few years have been difficult for us because we haven't made the playoffs, but we're trying to change the whole culture and the whole mindset coming to the ballpark every single day," Trout said.