Trout Downplays Back Concerns – Mike Trout‘s status as the best MLB player of his generation remains intact, but injuries have become a concern for the Los Angeles Angels star. Now, he apparently has something he’ll have to deal with for a while. Angels head athletic trainer Mike Frostad told The Athletic’s Sam Blum that Trout, who has been out since July 12 with a back issue, has been diagnosed with a condition called costovertebral dysfunction at T5 that could be a long-term issue. Hours later, Trout downplayed the concern about his back, telling reporters the condition isn’t a career-altering problem so much as something he needs to “stay on top of” and calling all the comments about his career “silly,” per Blum. Read mor at: https://sports.yahoo.com/angels-trainer-mike-trout-back-issue-through-the-rest-of-his-career-probably-195609445.html (Jack Baer/Yahoo Sports)
