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Mike Trout Returns To His Roots As An All-Star Legend Among His Peers

CITIZENS BANK BALLPARK (Philadelphia) — Mike Trout circled this date months ago. Tuesday's MLB All-Star Game sits 45 minutes from Millville, New Jersey, where Trout grew up rooting for the Phillies and bleeding Eagles green. Getting back here was personal. Staying healthy was the hard part. Trout hadn't started an All-Star Game since 2019. He hadn't even been selected to one since 2023. "I'm never taking anything for granted in this game," Trout told me on Monday. This year, fans voted Trout in as a starting outfielder, a slash line of .237/.390/.473, 18 homers, 39 RBIs, and his most stolen ba...