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  April 26, 2019

  Rob Manfred placed some of
  
  

  the blame for why Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout isn't a more
  marketable player on the All-Star himself.ESPN.com shared Manfred's
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  which suggested Trout doesn't spend as much time marketing himself off the field
  as he could:"Player marketing requires one thing for sure -- the player. You
  cannot market a player passively. You can't market anything passively. You need
  people to engage with those to whom you are trying to market in order to have
  effective marketing. We are very interested in having our players more engaged
  and having higher-profile players and helping our players develop their
  individual brand. But that involves the player being actively engaged.Mike's a
  great, great player and a really nice person, but he's made certain decisions
  about what he wants to do and what he doesn't want to do, and how he wants to
  spend his free time and how he doesn't want to spend his free time. That's up to
  him. If he wants to engage and be more active in that area, I think we could
  help him make his brand really, really big. But he has to make a decision that
  he's prepared to engage in that area. It takes time and effort."Trout has a
  number of things going for him in terms of his
  marketability Trevor
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  talent.He is a mere 26 years old and is already a two-time MVP, seven-time
  All-Star, Rookie of the Year, two-time All-Star Game MVP and five-time Silver
  Slugger. He drilled a home run during Tuesday's All-Star Game, helping the
  American League win its sixth straight in the annual showdown.Trout already has
  25 home runs this season, marking the seventh straight year he reached that
  total. He also plays in a big market and was visible to a national audience
  during Tuesday's contest when he conducted an interview with the Fox
  broadcasters while playing the field.Despite his immense talent and a career
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  a number of features have delved into the question of why isn't he a bigger
  star, pointing to factors such as the long schedule, the lack of transcendent
  stars in baseball compared to other sports and his satisfaction in simply
  showing up to the park and dominating on the field.For his part, Trout said "I
  got to pick and choose when I want to do things" outside of the game, per
  ESPN.com.One thing holding Trout back from a bigger national presence is the
  fact that his Angels have made the playoffs just once during his career and were
  promptly swept in the first round in 2014. The playoffs are when household names
  in local markets play in the biggest moments in front of larger audiences, and
  he hasn't had the opportunity to consistently do so.That doesn't seem likely to
  change this year either with his Angels sitting at 49-48 and in fourth place in
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  WASHINGTON (AP) — Nationals star Bryce Harper has been pulled from a game after
  being hit by a pitch in the right knee.Harper was struck in the sixth inning of
  Washington’s doubleheader nightcap against the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night
  and was replaced defensively in the top of the seventh.Reds reliever Austin
  Brice hit the All-Star outfielder with a curveball. Harper struggled initially
  to put weight on the leg, but eventually made his way to first base. He later
  took second on a wild pitch and came out to play right field in the
  seventh.Mason Williams opened the seventh for Cincinnati with a double into the
  right-center gap. Harper chased after the ball but was clearly limited. He was
  then replaced by Adam Eaton.Harper had two hits in the first game, extending his
  streak of four consecutive games with at least two hits, before going 0 for 3 in
  the nightcap. He is 8 for 17 (.470) with one home run and five RBIs during that
  five-game stretch.

  Rob Manfred placed some of

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