Trout’s Little League roots are noteworthy:
Mike Trout’s baseball career began in Little League in Millville where it was said that he’d wear his baseball uniform to bed the night before opening day.
His Little League coach was effusive in his praise.
“His physical skills were tremendous,” Kevin Kavanagh said in the “Before the Bigs: Mike Trout” documentary. “He was fast as lightning. He could hit the ball a ton. He could throw like there was no tomorrow, and he just knew things. When he was on the field as a 9-year-old, he knew things the 12-year-olds didn’t know.
“As a 9-year-old, I’ve always said he was one the five best players in the league. As a 10-year-old, he was one of the two best. Then at 11 and 12 he was a man among boys. The nicest thing about him was that he was such a nice kid. He was so much better than everybody else and yet was still a super sweet, nice kid.”
And still is.
