Mike Trout Los Angeles Angels 2022 Game Worn Jersey | Matched to 4 Games | Home Run Game | Silver Slugger | All-MLB First Team

Sotheby’s is proud to present a signed and inscribed game-worn Los Angeles Angels White Home jersey from Mike Trout’s 2022 season. The jersey has been authenticated via the Major League Baseball Authentication Program as a Game-Used Jersey, as well as Sports Investors Authentication to the following dates:

April 8, 2022 when the Houston Astros beat the Angels, 13-6. Trout recorded 0 hits in the game. 

May 6, 2022 when the Angels beat the Washington Nationals, 3-0. Trout recorded 2 hits in the game, including a double to go along with 2 RBIs.

May 7, 2022 when the Angels lost to the Nationals, 7-3. Trout recorded 1 hit in the game.

May 9, 2022 when the Angels beat the Tampa Bay Rays 11-3. Trout recorded 2 hits in the game, including a home run (his 7th of the season and 317th of his career, tying him with George Brett) to go along with 3 RBIs and 3 runs scored.

Trout ended the 2022 season with an average of .283, 40 home runs, and 80 runs batted in. For the tenth time in his career he was voted as an All-Star, for the third time in his career he was named All-MLB First Team and awarded his ninth Silver Slugger Award of his career. 

The lot is accompanied by a Letter of Authenticity from Anderson Authentics with regards to the item being game used as well as a photomatch letter from Sports Investors Authentication. The lot is also accompanied by a letter from James Spence Authentication in regards to the signature.

Going Deeper - Mike Trout - Millville Meteor

A nickname that began as a simple Wikipedia edit, likely a nod to Mickey Mantle’s famous “Commerce Comet” designation has now become part of baseball vernacular: the “Millville Meteor.” Hailing from Millville, New Jersey, a small town of fewer than 30,000 people located about an hour south of Philadelphia, Mike Trout’s meteoric rise through the sport made the nickname a perfect fit. After the name was added to his Wikipedia page in 2012, major outlets such as Baseball Reference and SportsCenter began to pick it up and use it regularly. When asked about the nickname, Trout stated, “I don’t know where they got that.” Clearly he had no issues with it as he has since inscribed “Millville Meteor” on a limited number of memorabilia items, giving the nickname a stamp of approval.

Trout has won three American League MVPs and been named an American League All-Star 10 times. He has finished in the top 10 of the MVP voting in 10 of his first 12 seasons with the only exceptions being his rookie year and the 2021 season, in which he only played 36 games due to an injury. At the time of cataloging, Trout is two home runs away from 400 career home runs. Though Trout is just 34 years old, he is already a surefire first ballot Hall of Fame inductee.