Last year, Trout tore the meniscus in his left knee on April 29, and Trout thought he'd return in six-to-eight weeks. He aggravated the injury in his first minor league rehabilitation game in July and sat out the rest of the season.

Angels manager Ron Washington decided to pull 11-time All-Star and three-time MVP Mike Trout as the game progressed, a surprising development considering the Angels outfielder has started all 29 games this season including Wednesday's contest. Rumors swirled as no reason was given for Trout's exit from the game initially.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Los Angeles Angels placed superstar outfielder Mike Trout on the 10-day injured list due to a bone bruise in his surgically repaired left knee on Thursday.