
Mookie Betts, Mike Trout and how we determine a generation’s best player
David SchoenfieldMay 23, 2025, 07:00 AM ET Close Covers MLB for ESPN.com Former deputy editor of Page 2 Been with ESPN.com since 1995 For almost a decade, Mike Trout was the unquestioned best player in baseball. From 2012 to 2019, he won the American League MVP award three times and finished second in the voting […]