ANAHEIM (Calif.) -- Perry Minasian, Los Angeles Angels general manager, reiterated Wednesday that the team has no plans to stop Mike Trout, their star outfielder, for the remainder of the season.After being placed on the injured roster with a right calves strain, Trout, a three-time American League MVP, has not played since May 17. Although the original prognosis was for six to eight weeks, Trout has not played since May 17th.Wednesday was Trout's 75th missed game, the longest stretch of missed games in his 11 year career. Trout's progress was stalled when he felt discomfort after running the bases for a few days a few weeks ago.Scans revealed that the calf continues to heal, although slower than expected.Minasian stated that his policy was to communicate with players every day. We won't rush him. We want him to be happy with his calf and to return to his normal level of play when he returns.Wednesday's Angels game was at 57-57. This marks the 22nd consecutive season of a.500 record. Without the All-Star slugger, they are now at 39-35.Trout, who turns 30 this Saturday, was placed on the injured list on May 18, after he fell while running between second base and third base in the first inning against Cleveland.Trout had a.466 on base percentage when he was hurt. In 36 games, he was batting.333 and had eight homers as well as 18 RBIs.Joe Maddon, Angels manager, stated that it was important to know that you can go into offseason knowing that "Hey, I played again. I felt good. Everything's fine." "So that's also part of it."
