Mike Trout hits 5 homers in the series, setting a record against the Yankees
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Mike Trout couldn’t stop circling the bases at Yankee Stadium during the Los Angeles Angels’ four-game series, and he made history doing so.
The future Hall of Famer smashed five home runs, including a blast in the Angels’ 11-4 win Thursday afternoon, and tallied nine RBIs in the series, as Los Angeles split with New York.
The 34-year-old Trout entered the series with just two home runs and seven RBIs on the season, but he returns home this weekend looking like a better man after what happened in the Bronx.
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Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels before a game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, NY, on April 13, 2025. (Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire)
He also goes back to some history as the first visiting player to hit a home run four straight days at Yankee Stadium, according to Sarah Langs of MLB.com.
Trout’s five homers are also tied for the most in a single series against the Yankees. Only three others – George Bell, Darrell Evans and Jimmie Foxx – have done it in previous seasons.
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The latest home run from Trout was a 446-foot solo blast off Yankees shortstop Angel Chivilli in the top of the seventh inning Thursday to make it a 7-4 game. Jo Adell’s grand slam later in the game opened up Los Angeles to even the series at the end.
Before that, Trout started the series with two home runs and five RBIs in a wild Monday night contest that ended with the Yankees dropping it. Aaron Judge also hit two home runs in the game, as did Trent Grisham, whose two-run home run in the ninth inning kept the Yankees’ hopes alive.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a two-run home run during the fifth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium on April 15, 2026, in New York City. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)
But Trout and the Angels got the job done Tuesday night, and the outfielder’s only hit was a solo homer. Then, in Wednesday night’s loss, Trout went 2-for-4 with a homer and two RBIs.
Yankee Stadium has generally been a happy place for Trout, a native of Southern New Jersey, as he hit .346 with 13 homers in his career there. He also hit home runs in five consecutive games against the Yankees, including the Angels’ last meeting in 2025. That happened at Yankee Stadium as well.
“He’s the greatest, the greatest,” Judge said of Trout after Monday’s game. “I know he’s had some tough injuries over the years, but to see him back in a better place this year — every time he comes to the Bronx, man, he puts on a show. I hate to see it, but it’s fun to compete with a guy like that.”
As Judge said, the Angels are just happy that Trout is injury-free to start the season, and maybe this Yankees series has him hitting his peak.
Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels hits a three-run home run in the sixth inning against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in New York City on April 13, 2026. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
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The three-time league MVP is headed to Cooperstown one day, but there is always speculation among baseball fans about what would have happened to his career if the injury had not been dealt with properly. Trout played in 130 games last season for the first time since 2019.
Now 10-10, the Angels hope they can get that output out of Trout again in 2026. They are looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2014.
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