Albert Pujols' departure adds to Mike Trout's clubhouse stature

ANAHEIM — Mike Trout's bat does so much talking on the field, it's easy to miss the leadership role he has taken on behind the scenes. Trout entered the weekend series against the Dodgers leading the major leagues in batting average (.380), on-base percentage (.496) and OPS (1.224). At 29 years old, he is tracking toward a career year.