SEATTLE -- Mike Trout, hitting in his usual No. 3 spot for the Los Angeles Angels, had a three-run homer his first time up Friday night, two days after he was involved in a multi-vehicle accident.
Trout, who said he was fine hours before Friday night's 11-8 loss to the Seattle Mariners, crashed his Mercedes into the back of a stationary car on a Los Angeles freeway, where traffic had come to a stop due to a backup from another accident. Trout's car was left disabled, and occupants of other vehicles involved had to be taken to the hospital.
Trout said he had left a dinner with teammates following Wednesday afternoon's game against the Cincinnati Reds. He said it was the first car accident he's ever been involved in.
He declined to go into specifics of the accident but said he was lucky it wasn't more serious.
Trout said he hasn't seen a doctor in the aftermath and woke up the next morning without any lingering pain from the crash.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.