Mike Trout resumes swinging, plans return to running soon in his recovery from knee bone bruise

ANAHEIM Calif AP Mike Trout intends to resume running next week as the Los Angeles Angels slugger ramps up his recovery from a bone bruise in his left knee The -year-old Trout approved Saturday that he won t be back in the Halos lineup when he is without delay eligible to come off the injured list Sunday but the three-time AL MVP remains confident he won t miss an extended period of time with his latest injury Trout swung a bat in the cage for the third straight day and he hopes to test his knee with certain running when the Angels passage for a series in San Diego to begin next week calling it a good possibility It s been great Trout declared I was worried in the beginning but the sharpness of pain I was feeling after that day in Seattle is gone Trout hasn t played since April when he left the challenge against the Mariners with knee soreness eventually diagnosed as a bone bruise He had two operations last year on the knee after tearing his meniscus After playing in all of the Angels first games this season Trout missed his ninth consecutive challenge Saturday night when Los Angeles hosted the Baltimore Orioles Trout has missed of the Angels games almost since May when he tore his calf muscle and was sidelined for the rest of that season He missed five weeks of the season with a back injury and he missed half of the season after his hand was broken by a pitch He missed all but games last season not even making it out of April healthy Trout s current injury does not appear to be anywhere close to season-ending and for a superstar whose ascent has been derailed by five years of injuries that s a huge relief I don t have a day for a return but I feel great Trout stated I feel good Talking to the doctors it s kind of like a scab kind of thing We re just adding exercises each and every day and continuing if it s feeling good but there s no soreness so we ll keep progressing like that AP MLB https apnews com MLB Source