Mike Trout Recruited MLB Stars for World Baseball Classic When Mike Trout agreed to play in the World Baseball Classic, other stars flocked to join the United States squad. “I want in.”
Paul Goldschmidt of St. Louis Cardinals Wins NL MVP Award Goldschmidt, a first baseman for St. Louis, flirted with the triple crown and beat out San Diego’s Manny Machado and his fellow Cardinal Nolan Arenado for the award.