Angels issue statement supporting Mike Trout after Commissioner Rob Manfred’s marketing comment

The Angels issued a statement Wednesday praising star outfielder Mike Trout for “prioritizing his personal values over commercial self-promotion”, apparently in response to comments from MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred at his annual All-Star Game news conference.
In response to questions about Trout’s national profile and baseball’s attempts to market him, Manfred said: “Player marketing requires one thing, for sure: the player. You can not market a player pa