The Angels outfielder tripled, doubled and drove in two runs to win MVP honors in Minnesota.
It was Derek Jeter's night at the 2014 All-Star Game in Target Field in Minnesota, but a player who grew up idolizing him took home the game's top honor. Angels outfielder Mike Trout was named the All-Star Game MVP on Tuesday night, leading the American League to a 5-3 win over the National League.
Trout was 2-for-3 with two RBI and a run scored. He drove in Jeter with a triple off Cardinals starter Adam Wainwright in the first inning, and drove in the go-ahead run with a double off Pat Neshek in the fifth inning.
Trout, who grew up a Yankees fan in New Jersey, is the fourth Angels player to be named All-Star MVP, and the first since Garret Anderson in 2003. Other Halos so honored were also outfielders, Leon Wagner in 1962 and Fred Lynn in 1983.
Jeter nearly took home the MVP honors himself. The retiring Yankees shortstop and captain was 2-for-2 on the night with a double and a run scored, and received a pair of long standing ovations, one before his first at-bat and another once he was removed from the game on defense in the fourth inning.
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