ANAHEIM -- A walkoff victory against your divisional rival is nice. Knowing your three-time MVP who has dealt with injuries the last five years is okay is even better.
Mike Trout exited Sunday's game after being hit in the left hand by a pitch in the eighth inning.
Following the Angels' 8-7 extra innings victory against the Seattle Mariners, Angels manager Kurt Suzuki said the X-rays on Trout came out negative.
Mike Trout exits early following a pitch hitting his left hand
Injuries have riddled Trout over the last five years, and on Sunday, it appeared he might have another.
Trout, 34, was up at the plate in the bottom of the eighth inning today in a 0-1 count, against Mariners pitcher Casey Legumina.
Legumina threw a 94 MPH fastball up and in the zone, meeting Trout's left hand, the same hand he had surgery on in 2023 for a broken hamate, ending his season.
The ball hit Trout's hand, and the sound echoed across the stadium. Silence came, then the boo's followed.
Trout immediately stepped off the plate in pain, walking alongside the Angels' medical staff down the first base line.
He attempted to stay in the game but couldn't get the glove off his hand. That's when he knew his day was over.
"It didn't feel good when it happened," Trout said. "When I looked down, it was already swelled up. I couldn't get my glove off, so (Kurt Suzuki) was like, 'Go get it looked at."
Attempting to stay in the game, Trout ended up walking back to the dugout and was replaced by Oswald Peraza.
It wasn't the first time in this series that Trout came close to being hit by a pitch, as on Friday night's home opener, Trout was almost hit in back-to-back pitches by Mariners starter Bryan Woo.
Trout said following the game that Woo did apologize to him during the game and that it wasn't intentional.
"You don't want anybody to get hit to get hurt," Suzuki said when asked if the play was an accident or intentional during postgame. "I was a catcher, I understood we try to get guys out, and things slip away. It's part of the game."
George Klassen's MLB Debut
Jon Bryan - The Sporting Tribune
The Los Angeles Angels George Klassen #58 pitching during an MLB game against the Seattle Mariners, April 5th, 2026 in Anaheim California.
George Klassen's MLB debut today caught many by surprise as Ryan Johnson was scheduled to start for the Angels, but was scratched due to illness.
With Johnson unable to go, Klassen received the call and was penciled in by Angels manager Kurt Suzuki to take the mound on Easter Sunday.
It marked the second time Klassen has pitched in Angel Stadium. The first was in an exhibition game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, on March 22nd.
"I think that helped absolutely helped a ton just get a taste of it like I said earlier," Klassen said. "Just get into it and just give it my best there."
In that game, Klassen showed flashes of why he is the Angels' No.4 overall prospect and third top pitching prospect.
Klassen struck out four against the Dodgers but also walked four and had command issues.
On Sunday afternoon, it was much the same for Klassen.
Facing his first batter in an MLB game, Klassen delivered a first-pitch fastball to Luke Raley. Raley was ready to take on the rookie and fired the bat immediately, and began the day with a leadoff double.
With a runner in scoring position after throwing his first big league pitch, Klassen was already starting to face the pressure. Klassen managed to retire the next three batters he faced unscathed and even picked up his first career strikeout by getting Julio Rodríguez to chase after a slider up high outside the zone.
When Klassen came out in the second inning, it was almost reminiscent of when he faced the Dodgers back in March.
Klassen threw over 40 pitches, loaded the bases twice, walked four batters, and was hard hit twice. Klassen managed to escape the second by only giving up two runs after he loaded the bases the first time.
Leo Rivas came up to the plate for Seattle and was aggressive right off the bat, swinging at an 87 MPH changeup, landing in front of Mike Trout in center.
In the next at-bat, Klassen picked up his third strikeout by getting Raley to chase an inside fastball. Klassen threw his fastball 32% of the time, while his change-up was used almost just as heavily at 25%. His fastball was one of his best pitches today, generating 40% whiffs.
"We all know he's got great stuff right? We all talked before the game, it's about consistency and executing pitches at this level cause guys aren't gonna chase as much," Suzuki said. "His stuff is good enough that when he throws it in the zone, he's going to get swing and miss stuff and that's what great pitchers have."
When Klassen came back out for the third time, the Mariners surprised everyone in Angel Stadium by having Josh Naylor lay out a leadoff bunt, which resulted in a single. Klassen gave up another walk to Randy Arozarena in the next at-bat, to put runners on first and second with no outs.
In another high-pressure situation, Klassen faced two more batters before his day ended. J.P. Crawford went down swinging after Klassen threw a slider outside the strike zone. Sitting in a 2-2 count against Cole Young, Young appeared to have gotten the better of Klassen, sending a ball 101 MPH towards center field, only to be snowconed into Mike Trout's glove in front of the wall.
Ryan Zeferjahn Exits Early
After Klassen's day came to an end, the Angels called Ryan Zeferjahn to pitch out of the bullpen in relief.
Zeferjahn kept the Mariners quiet for the Angels, going two innings and striking out five batters. But after taking a comeback ball off the leg, he didn't appear right on the mound.
Zeferjahn first hit Arozarena with a pitch and then fell 3-1 in the count against J.P. Crawford with two outs left in the fifth. He was visited on the mound by Suzuki and the Angels' medical staff.
Zeferjahn was pulled following the visit and was replaced by Brent Suter.
Suter, who came off the bench in the Angels bullpen, was not warmed up. He immediately walked J.P. Crawford, putting runners on first and second.
Cole Young came up to the plate for Seattle and immediately disrupted what looked to be another clean inning for Zeferjahn by blasting a 3-run homer over the right field wall, to give the Mariners a 5-3 lead. Zeferjahn was charged for two of the runs, while Suter was charged for Young.
Suzuki said during postgame, the team took Zeferjahn out of the game as a precaution, but indicated he will be okay moving forward.