According to cbssports.com, Mike Trout, the Los Angeles Angels Outfielder, hasn’t seen a game since July 12th due to what was first diagnosed as back spasms. Later on, Trout was listed on the injured list with a diagnosis of rib cage inflammation, although another week has passed there still has been no clarity on whether or no t he will be returning to the lineup. According to Jeff Fletcher of the Orange County Register, “he’s been diagnosed with a rare condition called “costovertebral dysfunction at T5.” The Angels head trainer Mike Frostad, explained the condition to Fletcher in saying, “This is a pretty rare condition that he has right now in his back. (Dr. Robert Watkins), one of the most well-known spine surgeons in the country, if not the world, doesn’t see a lot of these. For it to happen in a baseball player, we just have to take into consideration what he puts himself through with hitting, swinging on a daily basis just to get prepared and then also playing in the outfield, diving for balls. Jumping into the wall, things like that.” Trout will be reevaluated after his body has some time to benefit from the cortisone shot he has received last week. Trout will likely have to be monitored for the rest of his career with this condition according to the trainer.
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