
Mark Trumbo is a former Angels outfielder and first baseman best known for his elite power and trademark “Trumbombs.” A two-time MLB All-Star (2012, 2016), Trumbo made his name as a pure slugger capable of changing the game with one swing. His years with the Angels helped define his reputation as one of baseball’s most prolific power hitters of the 2010s.

Mike DiGiovanna is a national award-winning journalist with more than four decades of sports writing experience. A longtime Los Angeles Times reporter, he produced over 11,000 bylines while covering the Angels, Dodgers, and Major League Baseball. DiGiovanna spent 30 years covering MLB, including 20 seasons as the Angels beat writer across multiple tenures from 1995–2020.