Home Sweet Home Rookie pitcher Mike Morin would never forget the moment Spring training was nearing an end Morin was hoping to land a spot with the Los Angeles Angels It was a sizzling hot afternoon in Arizona Superstar teammate Mike Trout approached him in the locker room according to baseball columnist Peter Gammons Want to play golf this afternoon he asked Morin replied that it would take time to retrieve his Mike Trout is a great ambassador for the sport of baseball He spends a lot of time interacting with fans and signing autographs 6 CHAPTER ONE
golf clubs eat and shower Trout had a solution He would take Morin’s food order and pick it up He would then bring it to the golf course Trout had broken baseball tradition The best players in the world do not cater to rookies They do not carry their bags in hotels They do not get their lunches But Trout is different He is humble He does not feel superior to anyone and Morin appreciated it Home Sweet Home Mike is flanked by his parents Jeff and Debbie Trout at an event at the Empire State Building in New York City 7 That’s all anyone needs to know about Mike Trout he said according to Gammons He’s the best player in the game and I’m trying to make the team And he’s taking my order and picking up my food so we can play together He has no air of being a star He’s just the most normal person you could ever meet That praise would surprise nobody in Millville New Jersey That is where Michael Nelson Trout was raised after his birth on August 7 1991 in nearby Vineland Those in the small community speak glowingly about Trout They praise him for remaining modest despite his wealth and fame They thank his parents Jeff and Debbie Trout The two former schoolteachers brought their son up to be humble Jeff taught American and world
QUICK FACT Mike Trout’s father was a fine hitter in the minor leagues Jeff owned a career batting average of 303 He played his last three seasons at the Double-A level before retiring history at Millville High School while coaching the baseball and football teams Debbie served as a teaching aide for young children Dad Was a Ballplayer Mike has baseball in his blood His father played four minor league seasons in the Minnesota Twins system He retired after realizing he was not going to reach the big leagues He became a family man one who yearned to raise Mike as best as he and his wife could The result was a tight family with high moral standards Former Angels scouting director Eddie Bane learned all about the 8 Mike Trout poses with a former Millville High School classmate before a game in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 2014 MIKE TROUT BASEBALL MVP
