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    Angels' Upton has mellowed but hasn't lost edge

    by By Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times Sep 11, 2017 4 minutes

    Three hours before the Los Angeles Angels took the field Saturday in Seattle, Mike Trout and Justin Upton lounged inside Safeco Field's visiting clubhouse. A question about his new teammate occurred to Trout.

    "Hey," he said, "when's the last time you hit outside?"

    "Psssh," came the reply.

    Upton later estimated that he has hit outside - taken batting practice - only once this season. He has not done it since the Angels acquired him from Detroit on Aug. 31. Earlier in his 11-year career, he said, he took batting practice before every game.

    That began to change in 2014, and

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