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PHOENIX \u2014 Angels center fielder Mike Trout is showing more signs of his All-Star form, which should bode well in the likely event he is selected to the American League squad for the July 14 All-Star Game.<\/p>\n

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Trout went into Tuesday night\u2019s game against the Arizona Diamondbacks with a six-game hitting streak, including an opposite-field home run that was part of a 2-for-3 performance in Monday\u2019s 4-3 loss. He added a homer to center field in the fifth inning on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve always told myself, when I\u2019m going good, I\u2019m hitting the ball the opposite way,\u201d said Trout, who has hit three of his 17 home runs to right or right center this season. \u201cWhen I\u2019m pulling off things and not driving the ball to right, it\u2019s when something\u2019s really off. So it\u2019s good to see that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another encouraging aspect was that Trout was clocked at 30.1 feet per second while running to first base, an impressive time that the three-time AL MVP attributed to maintaining the preparation that has enabled him to play in all but one of the Angels\u2019 first 74 games after several injury-plagued seasons.<\/p>\n

Being selected to the All-Star Game would hold special significance for Trout since the game will be played in Philadelphia, 45 minutes south of his hometown in Millville, N.J.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I saw (a few years ago) it was (going to be) in Philadelphia, I want to try to get there,\u201d said Trout, an 11-time All-Star who was second among AL outfielders when the first Phase 1 voting update was revealed on Monday. \u201cSo to be up there in the voting means a lot. Hopefully I get it.\u201d<\/p>\n

BACK SOON?<\/h4>\n

Right-hander Grayson Rodriguez was grateful that it wasn\u2019t an arm injury that necessitated his placement on the 15-day injured list on Monday.<\/p>\n

Rodriguez, who experienced lower back stiffness and left Sunday\u2019s start after 2\u2153 innings, resumed playing catch Tuesday and said he would continue to throw as long as tolerated.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had it (back stiffness) a little bit in the prior starts,\u201d said Rodriguez, who said he isn\u2019t worried about the severity of his stiffness. \u201cIt just got to a point where it was just too difficult to throw.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rodriguez, acquired from Baltimore in the offseason trade for outfielder Taylor Ward, missed the first 7\u00bd weeks of the regular season because of right shoulder inflammation.<\/p>\n

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CLASS OF 2021<\/h4>\n

Recently promoted reliever Brett Kerry became the fourth member of the Angels\u2019 20-player 2021 draft class \u2013 which was entirely pitchers \u2013 to reach the major leagues.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe actually had a really good group of guys, they were all fantastic,\u201d Kerry recalled. \u201cOur first (Instructional League) was really good, it was a ton of fun bonding with the guys, and then a bunch of us actually got to go to Double-A in our first season in 2022, so it was almost like that core unit of us was able to kind of work together that first year and kind of experience minor league baseball.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Kerry joins relievers Sam Bachman (first round) and Chase Silseth (11th) on the Angels\u2019 active roster. Second-round pick Ky Bush made his major league debut with the Chicago White Sox in 2024 and is currently recovering from Tommy John surgery.<\/p>\n

BABY STEPS<\/h4>\n

Right-handed reliever Ben Joyce threw a bullpen session at the Angels\u2019 Tempe complex and felt fine, according to Manager Kurt Suzuki.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll see how he feels (Wednesday) to determine what the next steps are,\u201d Suzuki said of Joyce, whose rehab assignment at Class-A Rancho Cucamonga was halted after four appearances in April. \u201cBut I like the fact that he\u2019s throwing bullpens, and he\u2019s feeling good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joyce underwent shoulder surgery last season. \u2026<\/p>\n

Infielder Vaughn Grissom (left oblique strain) went 2 for 5 in his first rehab game for Rancho Cucamonga on Monday and was transferred to Triple-A Salt Lake.<\/p>\n

Suzuki said Grissom, who was placed on the IL on June 5, will play various infield positions before the Angels deem him ready because of his layoff to let his oblique heal.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/h4>\n

Angels (LHP Sam Aldegheri, 2-1, 2.12 ERA) at Diamondbacks (LHP Eduardo Rodriguez, 5-2, 2.55 ERA), Wednesday, 12:40 p.m. PT, ABTV, 830 AM<\/p>\n

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