MINNEAPOLIS — It’s hard to be in a genuine slump when you’re Mike Trout. But he has been struggling — at least by his standards.



Each game, even each at-bat, has felt like an internal battle, according to Trout, who is struggling to fully lock in with his swing and re-engage his timing to do damage. Now, after a near month-long rough patch, the Angels’ center fielder thinks he is finally breaking out of it.



“I feel like I’m in a good place right now,” Trout told The Athletic after Monday’s game. “It’s obviously better than it was.”



Where “it” was varied by the day for Trout, who used an assortment of remedies and minor adjustments to attempt to correct his issues at the plate. In early April, after a productive but muted opening road trip, Trout sat and watched footage of his five-hit romp at Yankee Stadium a year ago, studying his body position and searching to replicate that...