VIDEO: Trout launches longest HR of career; sets Angels, Kauffman Stadium record
Los Angeles Angels outfielder Mike Trout launched the 80th home run of his career Friday night vs. the Kansas City Royals, and it was an absolute bomb that reached the fountain at Kauffman Stadium in left-center field.
The blast went 489 feet, the longest home run in the league this season, and the longest of Trout's career, according to ESPN Stats & Info.
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The home run was the longest in Kauffman Stadium history, and the longest in the Angels' 53-year history, according to ESPN.
Check out the monster 489-foot home run by Mike Trout for the @Angels tonight: pic.twitter.com/wRccgjRDOS
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) June 28, 2014
How badly do you want to see this guy in the Home Run Derby?
Mike Trout on the Home Run Derby on May 27: "I don't know if I'd do it. I don't think [Mike] Scioscia would want me to do it." #Angels
— Alden Gonzalez (@Alden_Gonzalez) June 28, 2014
The blast even got the attention of a two-time American League home run king.
Nice bomb mike trout. hug for u
— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) June 28, 2014