Sports Opinion: Mike Trout never wanted to leave Orange County, and now gets to retire as an Angel March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY Comments Off on Opinion: Mike Trout never wanted to leave Orange County, and now gets to retire as an Angel Mike Trout never wanted to leave Los Angeles, and now he is finalizing a $426.5 million deal that would keep him there for the rest of his career.