Michael Nelson Trout was born on the 7th August 1991 in Millville, New Jersey, USA, and is a professional baseball player currently representing the team of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in Major League Baseball (MLB). Despite the fact that Mike Trout has been playing baseball professionally only since 2011, he has been named an All-Star four times, received the award of Silver Slugger Award four times, and has been named the Most Valuable Player and RBI leader.
How much is the net worth of Mike Trout? It has been reported that the overall size of his wealth is equal to $20 million, as of the data given in 2016. He earned more than $5 million in the 2015 year.
Mike Trout Net Worth $20 Million
Mike started playing baseball in Little League. He was educated at Lakeside Middle School and matriculated from Millville Senior High School in 2009. He was then selected 25th overall in the MLB Draft 2009 by Los Angeles Angels – his MLB debut was on the 8th July 2011 against the Seattle Mariners. In the second match on the 9th July, he had his first fail at the highest level, facing the pitcher Michael Pineda of the Mariners. On the 24th July 2011 the player scored his first home run. In the mid of 2012, Mike made his first appearance of his career in the All-Star Game. In the same season he became the youngest ever MLB player to join the 30-30 club, scoring 30 home runs and 49 stolen bases, and was unanimously elected the best rookie in the American League. On the 21st May 2013 in a meeting with the Seattle Mariners they won 12-0 over the Angels, whereas Trout, as the youngest player in the history of the American League, scored cycle.
In March 2014 he signed a new six-year contract worth $144.5 million, which has significantly increased the net worth of Mike Trout as he received $5 million as a signing bonus. Soon after the contract was signed, he won his first MLB in walk-off home run in the game against the Tampa Bay Rays. In the mid of 2014 in the All-Star Game Trout scored an RBI triple and RBI double and was voted the most valuable player. In the same year he was unanimously elected MVP of the American League. On the 17th April, 2015 in a game against the Houston Astros Trout won the 100 and 101 fleece home in MLB and became the youngest player in history to reach the mark of 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases. Currently, the MLB statistics of Mike Trout are a .303 batting average, 749 hits, 140 home runs, 401 runs batted in, 478 runs and 113 stolen bases. Mike Trout is considered to be a very promising player, so it is expected that his net worth will rise in the nearest future.
Finally, in the personal life of the baseball player, he claims to be single, and remains private off the diamond.
