The Astros mascot went deep into the grade school playbook to prank Mike Trout when the Angels and Astros played on Tuesday night.
.@OrbitAstros is such a jokester.
— MLB (@MLB) April 19, 2017
And @MikeTrout is such a good sport. pic.twitter.com/HQgwilhH3h
Trout ran onto the field wearing an “I <3 The Astros” sign, before it was finally removed by a teammate to the laughter of the crowd in attendance.
.@MikeTrout thought @OrbitAstros was just giving him a hug. Nope. pic.twitter.com/u6NRIX6Sdn
— Houston Astros (@astros) April 18, 2017
This is a vastly underused prank in 2017. Kudos to Orbit the mascot for bringing it back.