Mike Trout made Yankee Stadium his personal Madison Square Garden with wild history

There's a long history of a special breed of superstars coming into the NBA's most hallowed arena, Madison Square Garden, and lighting it up. Michael Jordan, LeBron James, James Harden, Kobe Bryant, and Stephen Curry have all owned the court at the "Mecca," dropping 50-point games as if it were nothing. Mike Trout just treated Yankee Stadium as if he were a visiting superstar torching MSG.

Once the best player of his generation, it's been a while since Trout was at the peak of his powers and turning in MVP seasons. Injuries have derailed the sure-fire Hall of Famer in recent years, but with the Los Angeles Angels' four-game visit to the Bronx now in the books, you wouldn't know that by watching Trout play.

The MLB icon made history as the first player to homer in four straight games at Yankee Stadium, and clubbed five dingers in total during a miserable series for the Yankees.

Shocking. Stunning. Breathtaking. Infuriating. All of these words adequately sum up the feelings Yankees fans felt watching the pride of Millville, New Jersey, dominate. Surprising isn't one of the adjectives, though. Entering play on April 16, the series' finale, Trout had played 33 games at Yankee Stadium. During that time, he's slashed .344/.421/.711 with 12 taters. Put him in the record books; he belongs there.

Aaron Judge tried to match Mike Trout blow-for-blow, but the Yankees gave him no help

As Trout sent ball after ball over the wall, Aaron Judge did the best he could to keep up with him. The Yankees' slugger couldn't quite match Trout's five dingers, but with four of his own, he certainly kept pace. The naysayers concerned about Judge's slow start? They got put in their place. The 2024 season proves that there's no reason to worry about the hulking right fielder.

Unfortunately, Judge didn't have a lot of help. The Yankees won a slugfest in the first game of the series, but they were an Oswald Peraza-Zach Neto miscue away from dropping the next three. Also, big thanks to Jordan Romano, who helped gift the Yankees their two wins.

The Yankees' bullpen allowed 14 runs over 17 innings pitched, ensuring that any leads would quickly evaporate. The starters were a mixed bag, as well, given the slim margin for error the sputtering bullpen provided.

Pair that with Aaron Boone deciding to make his and everyone else's life harder by benching one of the hottest hitters in the league, Ben Rice, all because the Angels ran out a left-handed starter (one with a reverse split for his career) in Reid Detmers, and Judge certainly had his work cut out for him.

You have to tip your hat to Trout. He's one of the best to ever do it, and he put on a show, even if it wasn't what we were hoping for. And you have to respect Judge for doing everything in his power to match. Unfortunately, his team, including the manager, needs to be better for him, or else the Yankees won't be able to overcome such outbursts. Trout's dominant performance could've been secondary had the Yankees won the series, but leave it to the Yankees to shoot themselves in the foot repeatedly.

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