He is one of the highest paid figures in the MLB

One of the best players in MLB today is Mike Trout of the Los Angeles Angels, who has one of the highest contracts in the Major League Baseball, giving him an enviable net worth in 2022.

Baseball, present in the Trout family

Mike Trout was 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 on August 7, 1991 in Vineland, New Jersey, a Philadelphia Phillies fan, and excelled as a 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥 playing the sport as well as basketball.

Trout’s love of baseball was to be expected, as his father, Jeff, played baseball at the University of Delaware and in the 1983 MLB Draft he was selected in the fifth round as a second baseman by the Minnesota Twins.

After excelling with the Millville Senior High Thunderbolts, Mike was selected in the 2009 MLB Draft 25th overall by the Los Angeles Angels, although before making the jump to the MLB he played for the Arizona Angels in the rookie-level Arizona League in 2009.

Promising MLB debut and glory with the Angels

After debuting with the Los Angeles Angels in 2011, he was the youngest player in the franchise to connect for two home runs in a game that season.

By 2012 and several records broken, Trout was named American League Rookie of the Year, one of many awards he received. Since then, he has been a nine-time All-Star, won the American League MVP three times (2014, 2016 and 2019), eight times won the Silver Slugger Award and twice received the AL Hank Aaron Award.

Mike Trout’s Net Worth in 2022

According to sources such as Wealthy Gorilla, Mike Trout’s net worth in 2022 is $60 million.

In 2019, Mike Trout signed a 12-year contract worth $426 million with the Angels, with a $20 million signing bonus, $426.5 million guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $35.54 million.

Trout also has many sponsorship deals Subway, Rawlings, Land Rover, SuperPretzel, Nike and since 2012 has been a partner and investor in Bodyarmor SuperDrink.