ANAHEIM, Calif. — Mike Trout decided that having surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee was a better alternative than postponing the procedure and being a designated hitter the rest of the season.
“It was an option they put out there,” the Los Angeles Angels slugger said before Thursday night’s 10-4 loss to the Kansas City Royals. “It would have been just maintaining the pain level of it. The day I got the MRI and it showed [a…