Mike Trout was born on August 7, 1991 in Vineland, New Jersey. Mike has a older sister (whose name is Teal) and an older brother whose name is Tyler. His parents names are Jeff and Debbie. Mike Trout was drafted in the 25th overall spot by the Los Angeles Angles of Anaheim, he then spent time playing with the Double-A Angles team, until he was called up July 8, 2011. After being exchanged within those two teams for much of 2011, in 2012 he began with the Triple-A Angles team, and was brought up to the majors on April 28, 2012. He stayed up in the majors for the rest of the 2012 season, and after posting a .326 batting AVG, along with 30 home runs, 83 RBI's and 49 stolen bases. From then on, he has been up in the major leagues, and last season he won a MVP award for the most valuable player in his league.