You know. I know. The Phillies know. Philadelphia knows. Mike Trout knows. Major League Baseball knows.
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Trout wants to play for the Phillies.
The MLB star is from Millville, NJ, he's at every Eagles games and now every big Sixers game. He's a big family and friends guy and wants to play close to home on a winning franchise. It's a no-brainer!
Trout addressed the media this weekend amid the longest MLB free-agency offseason ever, and was asked about potentially joining the Phillies one day.
Mike Trout on #Phillies Free agent search: 'I didn't go a day this winter without someone asking, 'When you coming to Philly.' I can't predict the future.'
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 18, 2019This Freudian slip was especially awesome.
"I'm a Phi... Eagles fan"pic.twitter.com/vASwMzX0VG
— Jack Fritz (@JackFritzWIP) February 18, 2019Trout, 27, has spent his entire career with the Los Angeles Angels, reaching the postseason just once in 2014. Trout is under contract for $33,250,000 in 2019 and 2020, before he becomes an unrestricted free-agent in





