Mike Trout Speaks Out on His ‘Pretty Rare’ Back Condition

Mike Trout is talking about his back.

The MLB megastar said he appreciated all the support he received this week after the Los Angeles Angels’ head athletic trainer revealed the three-time American League MVP had a “rare” spinal condition that could affect him for the rest of his career. However Trout feels the whole thing has been blown out of proportion.

“I think he meant that I have to stay on top of the routine I do on a daily basis to keep it from coming back,” Trout said after watching his Angels beat the Kansas City Royals 4-0 to clinch their first series win in nearly a month.

“I’m appreciative of all the prayer requests, but my career is not over.”

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Mike Trout spoke postgame. His message was more optimistic than what was said earlier.

He said he'll play again this season & he's feeling better. He said this whole thing was overblown.

“I got back and my phone was blowing up. It said my career’s over. That’s news to me." pic.twitter.com/6UTb04uIdZ

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This week Angels athletic trainer Mike Forstad revealed it to be a rare spinal condition.

“This is a pretty rare condition that he has right now in his back,” Frostad said. “The doctor (Robert Watkins III), who is one of the most well-known spine surgeons in the country — if not the world — doesn’t see a lot of these.

“And for it to happen in a baseball player — we just have to take into consideration what he puts himself through with hitting, swinging on a daily basis just to get prepared, and then also playing in the outfield, diving for balls, jumping into the wall — things like that. There’s so many things that can aggravate it. But this doctor hasn’t seen a lot of it.”

Trout has been seeing all the hoopla online after Frostad’s comments.

“I got back and my phone was blowing up: ‘My career is over,'” he said. “It’s just rare for a baseball player. I just have to stay on top of it.”

The Angels have had no discussions about shutting him down.

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