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Mike Trout homers off Felix Hernandez in first at-bat of season

Mike Trout homered off Felix Hernandez on Monday in his first at-bat of the season
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Los Angeles Angels centerfielder Mike Trout hit a home run in his first at-bat of the 2015 season on Monday. 

Trout launched the home run to center off Seattle Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez in the first inning of the Angels season-opener Monday. It marks the second consecutive year Trout has taken Hernandez deep in his first plate appearance of the season.

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Trout, 23, won the American League MVP last season after leading the league in runs (115), RBIs (110) and wins above replacement (7.9, per Baseball-Reference). He now has 16 hits in 39 career at-bats against Hernandez, who was the AL Cy Young runner-up in 2014.

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