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Tater Trot Tracker: Trot Times for June 22 by Larry Granillo

Found June 23, 2012 on Baseball Prospectus: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Mike Trout,  AJ Ellis,  Bobby Abreu,  Danny Haren,  Miguel Olivo,  Chris Heisey,  Scott Rolen,  Robinson Cano,  Geovany Soto,  Alex Rodriguez,  Adrian Beltre,  Andruw Jones,  Salvador Perez,  Ryan Doumit,  Jason Kubel,  Omar Infante,  Ike Davis,  Jose Bautista,  Mike Napoli,  Franklin Gutierrez,  Josh Reddick,  Mark Reynolds
TEAMS: Los Angeles Angels,  Los Angeles Dodgers,  Seattle Mariners,  Cincinnati Reds,  New York Yankees,  Chicago Cubs,  Texas Rangers,  Kansas City Royals,  Minnesota Twins,  Arizona Diamondbacks,  Miami Marlins,  New York Mets,  Toronto Blue Jays,  Oakland Athletics,  Baltimore Orioles
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Time for the weekend! Let's get right to the trots. Home Run of the Day: Mike Trout, Los Angeles Angels - 19.38 seconds [video] Coming immediately on the heels of a successful suicide squeeze (successful thanks to a missed tag by AJ Ellis), Angels Stadium was already rocking when Trout took the first pitch he saw deep over the centerfield wall to give the Angels a late lead over the Dodgers. The crowd's euphoria only grew. Slowest Trot: Bobby Abreu, Los Angeles Dodgers - 25.5 seconds [video] An early home run off of Dan Haren gave the Dodgers a 3-0 lead. I'd say that Abreu was just moving at his typical speed around the bases, but his last tater trot this season was in the 22-second range. The next slowest trot was at 24.15 seconds from Miguel Olivo. Quickest Trot: Chris Heisey, Cincinnati Reds - 17.86 seconds [video] When I noticed yesterday that Heisey and Scott Rolen had both hit early home runs in the Reds game, I tweeted that I was predicting a combined t...
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