MLB All-Star 2015: Mike Trout in a League of his Own, Named MVP for the Second Year in a Row

Mike Trout continues to leave everyone in awe with his power and speed.

The Los Angeles Angels centerfielder, who was the leadoff man for the American League in the 2015 MLB All-Star game, demonstrated his power early on in the game with a leadoff homerun off of Zack Greinke, who has not given up a run in more than one month. The ball soared past the outside corner, making it the sixth lead off homerun in All-Star history.

"What did you expect him to do? I'm surprised he didn't hit a leadoff grand slam with nobody on base, if that's even possible. If that can happen, he'd have been the guy to do it," Detroit Tigers pitcher David Price, who was the winning pitcher, said. "I just sit there and laugh when he goes out there and does what he does. I'll shoot him a text. And I'll be like, 'Hey, you do know that this is the highest league? There's not a higher league, in case you're bored right now.' But he has to keep playing with us, keep playing with us common guys."

Trout then displayed his speed when he ran from second base to home in just 6.8 seconds, according to SB Nation. That amount of speed should be impossible for a big guy (Trout is 6'2" and weighs 230 pounds).

"Trout can run, bro," Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper, who played in his third All-Star game, said. "It is unbelievable."

"He's just special," Ned Yost, the AL manager, said. "When you look at Mike, you don't look at a 23-year-old. You look at a guy that is one of the best baseball players on this planet. So he was the one guy that I wanted to leave in the game the longest. He played longer than anybody else because he is such a special talent."

Yost kept Trout in for the majority of the game, making him the first starter on either the AL and NL teams to have four plate appearances since Jose Reyes did it in 2007.

At the end of the night, Trout undeniably earned the title of 2015 All-Star MVP title. He became the fifth player in history to have been named the All-Star MVP twice and the only player to win the title back-to-back.

The other four players who won two MVP titles were Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter and Cal Ripken Jr. None of these four players won their second All-Star MVP before the age of 29. Trout is only 23.

Several other players commented on Trout's ability to play the game at such a high level.

Baltimore Orioles Adam Jones said, "That's a special talent. He's just special. I call him the white Bo Jackson. I've called him white Bo Jackson since he came on the scene. Look at his body. Look at him. It feels like a linebacker."

"He's the best player in the game, the most talented baseball player I've ever seen. The power, speed, defense, he's the best in everything he does,'' said Minnesota Twins second baseman Brian Dozier. "When he was taking batting practice Tuesday, I told him, 'Hey, hold on for a minute, I'm going to grab a pen and paper from my locker to take some notes and bring them back to Minnesota. I don't want to miss anything.'''

"I hope young players look at that. Whether you're in elementary school or high school, I hope you look at Mike Trout and say that's the way you should play the game, because I want the next generation of ballplayers to all play as hard and as well as he does," New York Yankees first baseman, Mark Teixeira said. "He's going to be the best of all time.''