Overview
- Trout, facing Bryan Woo during Friday's home opener in Anaheim, saw two high inside fastballs before the second hit him high on the shoulder near his head.
- He turned toward the mound in clear frustration, yet the inning ended without benches clearing or any ejections.
- Trout later said Woo approached him during the game to apologize, a detail shared from his comments by reporters Sam Blum and Rhett Bollinger.
- Woo then delivered seven scoreless innings with one hit allowed and six strikeouts, and Seattle beat Los Angeles 3–1 in the 10th.
- Some coverage judged the hit-by-pitch unlikely to be intentional, which kept focus on player safety when up-and-in pitches threaten the helmet area.