One of the generation’s greatest added yet another accomplishment to his legendary list of accolades on Saturday evening. Mike Trout blasted his 400th career home run, leading the Angels to a 3-0 victory over the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field.

“The last month has been a grind to me, so it means a lot,” an emotional Trout preached to his teammates in the locker room following the win. “I appreciate all of you guys.”

Becoming the 59th player all-time to reach the milestone, the 15-year veteran whacked the homer 485 feet deep to center field off Colorado right-hander Jaden Hill. He is just the 20th player in history to hit each of his first 400 home runs with one franchise.

Astonishingly, Trout arrives at the 400 home run mark with exactly 200 blasts at home and 200 on the road. He joins Willie Mays, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Alex Rodriguez as the only players in MLB history to have 400+ home runs and 200+ stolen bases by their age-33 season.

Now 34, he becomes just the third player to hit their 400th home run in an Angels uniform, joining the company of Hall of Famers Dave Winfield and Vladimir Guerrero. Included among the 400 home runs are six leadoff home runs, six grand slams and five walk-off homers.

His historic moonshot was the third of three solo shots on the day for Los Angeles. Taylor Ward and Nolan Schanuel each went deep in the contest, taking Rockies’ starter Germán Márquez deep.

Ward got the Angels on the board in the second inning, hitting his 34th of the season and adding to his new career-high mark. He has already set a new franchise record for most home runs in a single season hit by a left fielder, surpassing Justin Upton’s 29 from 2018.

Schanuel’s bomb was a sight for sore eyes with the first baseman collecting his first big fly since August 10. Friday marked his return to action for the first time since August 23.

Another Angel reaching a milestone on Saturday, Kyle Hendricks, also provided a performance to remember. The 35-year-old right-hander made his 300th-career start, dealing a gem that had the Colorado lineup perplexed all evening.

Improving to 8-10, Hendricks dealt seven innings of shutout ball, allowing just three hits and striking out five. It was his second-longest outing as an Angel, now having spun two seven-inning scoreless outings in the month of September.

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Nicknamed “The Professor”, Hendricks becomes the 12th active player to reach 300 career pitching starts and the 10th to make his 300th start as a member of the Angels. It’s his first season since 2021 with 30 or more starts and the sixth of his career overall.

Jose Fermin and Luis Garcia stood strong out of the bullpen, working a scoreless inning each to keep Colorado off the board the rest of the way. Garcia locked down his second save of 2025, helping Los Angeles secure its eighth shutout win of the season.

Following the contest, the evening ended on a wholesome note for Trout. The fan who caught his historic home run, Alberto, had one simple request in exchange for the milestone baseball: to play some catch on the field.

Trout happily obliged as the pair tossed a ball around for a few moments under the bright lights of an empty Coors Field. It was a moment serving as a precise reminder of exactly what the game is all about.

With a nine-game losing streak finally behind them, the Angels will attempt to take the series on Sunday afternoon in their final road game of the year. Right-hander Caden Dana (0-2, 7.45) will start for Los Angeles against Colorado left-hander Kyle Freeland (4-16, 5.14 ERA).

First pitch is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. PT.