Angels’ Mike Trout says surgery was better than spending rest of season as DH

ANAHEIM — Six days removed from arthroscopic surgery, Angels outfielder Mike Trout said Thursday there was an alternative to the procedure that will keep him out for an undetermined time.

Talking for the first time post-surgery, Trout said he was given an option not to have surgery for his torn meniscus and dedicate the rest of the season to being a designated hitter. The issue was that the pain-tolerance route offered no assurances that it wouldn’t be a lost season anyway.

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