The best player in baseball — and arguably the best in baseball history, depending on whom you talk to — is Mike Trout. And despite being a near-superhuman baseball player, Trout has never played for a true contending team and has little chance of that changing as long as he plays for the Angels.
But Trout — who grew up just outside Philadelphia in New Jersey — loves the Eagles, and he rarely passes up on an opportunity to see the Eagles in postseason games. Sunday’s game was no exception.
As Fox cut to commercial after the Eagles took a 7-0 lead in the NFC Championship, they showed Trout cheering on his hometown team.
Big time @Eagles fan @MikeTrout is in the 🏠@Angels x @MLBONFOX pic.twitter.com/g0HKSfiaFw
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 29, 2023
In his entire big-league career, Trout has played in three postseason games. The Angels haven’t made the playoffs since 2014, and Trout basically can’t go anywhere without the subject coming up.
He essentially got roasted on Twitter for enjoying this rare playoff experience in the life of Mike Trout.
This was how Twitter reacted
Dude has been to more Eagles playoff games than Angels playoff games pic.twitter.com/ZyQeRIeTl7
— Seattle Sports Diaries Podcast (@SEASportDiaries) January 29, 2023
Nobody has any idea what Mike Trout looks like until the Eagles play a big game
— Ryan Rosenblatt (@RyanRosenblatt) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to Mike Trout on finally getting to experience a playoff game pic.twitter.com/RSZLWoPfNh
— Cam (@Camden_51) January 29, 2023
Congratulations to Mike Trout for finally making it to an important playoff game pic.twitter.com/WcdH0ZzPes
— The Volume (@TheVolumeSports) January 29, 2023
I forget Mike Trout goes to these games to feel what a playoff atmosphere feels like
— David Lara (@davidlara) January 29, 2023
Must be weird for Mike Trout to be at a playoff game
— Mike Medvin (@MikeMedvin) January 29, 2023
think it’s funny that the eagles version of fireman ed is just some random white guy named mike trout
— Will Buikema (@wbuik) January 29, 2023
Hey it’s Mike Trout in the postseason. pic.twitter.com/KYnu6hCefT
— Adam Wexler (@AdamJWexler) January 29, 2023
Mike Trout in an Eagles uniform, is the only way people recognize Mike Trout lol https://t.co/fmYGnjdfkX
— Diamonds Tzu (@BigSBrain) January 30, 2023
Let the man enjoy his Eagles. He’ll be getting a head start on spring training with the Super Bowl trip to Arizona too.
