Mike Trout's All-Star peers readily admit his skills are peerless

CLEVELAND - The question made Houston Astros outfielder George Springer smile. It also left him stumped.

"One thing that Mike Trout does?" Springer said. "I want everything that Mike Trout does."

The best baseball players in the world gathered in Cleveland on Monday for All-Star game media day. The rosters feature participants from three different continents, an assembly of differing philosophies, ideologies and agendas. Among this disparate collection, finding a consensus can be difficult.

Except, of course, when it comes to determining the best player in the sport.

Trout, the 27-year-old, eight-time All-Star outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels, stands alone