“I need to get him out of the house…he’s driving us crazy” – When Mike Trout’s father was desperate about his $1.2M bonus deal with Angels

Los Angeles Angels Superstar Mike Trout, Jeff Trout, and Debbie Trout

There was a lot of buzz surrounding Mike Trout during the 2009 MLB Draft. Many scouts were certain he was a future All-Star in the making after turning heads during travel baseball as a teenager.

Plenty of teams were ready to pull the trigger on Trout. However, it would be the Los Angeles Angels that would be the team to draft him and give him his start in professional baseball.