The Los Angeles Angels selected Mike Trout 25th overall. Trout is an 11x All-Star, 3x American League MVP, and 9x Silver Slugger as outfielder. The Washington Nationals selected Stephen Strasburg first overall. The 3x All-Star lead the Nationals to a 2019 World Series win. The San Francisco Giants selected Zack Wheeler 6th overall.

The Angels selected Trout in the first round of the 2009 MLB draft. He made a brief major league appearance in 2011 before becoming a regular player for the Angels the subsequent season and won the 2012 AL Rookie of the Year Award unanimously.

Mar 20, 2019 · It's fun to remember that Mike Trout - who reportedly secured the largest contract in professional sports history on Tuesday - was selected 25th overall in the 2009 draft. Somehow, the best...

Jun 6, 2019 · Mike Trout, ballplayer, on the first time he realized scouts were interested: Probably at Area Codes, then Perfect Game in Jupiter [Florida]. That's when it started getting surreal.

Jun 3, 2019 · Mike Trout had a ho-hum dominant week in six games since the last Mike Trout Monday, going 8-for-21 with eight walks and two homers. That’s good for a .381/.552/.714 line, …

Mike Trout Position: Centerfielder Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-2, 235lb (188cm, 106kg) Team: Los Angeles Angels (majors) in Vineland, Draft: Drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the 1st round (25th) of the 2009 MLB June Amateur …

Jun 25, 2012 · Mike Trout was drafted on June 9, 2009 by the Angels with the 25th pick in that year's amateur draft. 21 teams passed on him. The Nationals took Stephen Strasburg with the first pick in the...

Jun 3, 2019 · It's been 10 years since Mike Trout was taken at No. 25 by the Angels. How did the rest of the 2009 MLB Draft class pan out?

Apr 6, 2017 · We are talking about why the Oakland Athletics, like 20 other teams, passed on Michael Trout in the 2009 Draft. "I saw him," Forst said. "I saw him just incredible. I saw him hit two home runs, and then he came into pitch, and I saw him throw 95 mph to close the game out." • Watch Mike Trout: Millville to MVP at 8 p.m. ET on Sunday He shrugs.

Mar 20, 2019 · With the news breaking earlier this week that Mike Trout had agreed to the largest contract in professional sports history, I thought I’d revisit the first round of the 2009 draft …