Mike Trout will start swinging a bat on Angels’ road trip

ANAHEIM — Mike Trout will be in uniform when the Angels visit the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox this week. For once, he will not be front and center.
Trout will begin taking dry swings Tuesday, Angels manager Mike Scioscia said. It’s the first small step in a lengthy rehab process from a thumb fracture Trout suffered last month.
“He’ll be with our medical staff as we travel,” Scioscia said. “When he starts into baseball activities, he’ll be with th