Trout says he is confident that this injury won’t be as severe as previous injuries because he’s already feeling better and there’s no structural damage in his knee.

Before the injury, Trout had been in quite a slump, batting just .179/.264/.462. The home runs are still there, he has nine, but we want to see Trout return to who he was: a .300, 30+ home run hitter.

The Los Angeles Angels will be without superstar Mike Trout for a little while. Angels manager Ron Washington announced Thursday night that Trout was being placed on the injured list due to a bone bruise in his left knee.