The best pro baseball player is staying in Los Angeles, apparently

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Mar 19, 2019

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The best pro baseball player is staying in Los Angeles, apparently

The Angels are close to signing a whopping 12-year deal worth more than $430 million with center fielder Mike Trout, the largest contract in professional sports history.

Mike Trout #27 of the Los Angeles Angels lines out in the spring training game against the Texas Rangers at Tempe Diablo Stadium on February 28, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona

The Angels are close to signing a whopping 12-year deal worth more than $430 million with center fielder Mike Trout, the largest contract in professional sports history.

According to reports, the Angels are close to signing a whopping 12-year deal worth more than $430 million with center fielder Mike Trout, the largest contract in professional sports history. The extension, which has yet to be confirmed by the Angels, solidifies that the 27-year-old as the cornerstone of the Angels’s rebuilding efforts. Trout was to become a free agent after 2020.

Trout, a two-time American League MVP, had 39 homers in 140 games last season. He is a seven-time All-Star.