ANAHEIM, Calif. » Shane Victorino hopes that appearing in the World Series will soothe a sting that has lasted more than a year.

Since helping the Boston Red Sox win the 2013 World Series, the Wailuku native has experienced injuries that limited his playing time and turned him into a platoon player. But going from the floundering Red Sox to the contending Los Angeles Angels gives Victorino a chance to add a third ring to the pair he won two years ago in Boston and seven years ago with the Philadelphia Phillies.

“There’s no more exciting of a time than to win a World Series,” he said. “Having had the opportunity to win two, already, why not win a third?”

Originally, Victorino felt so distraught about being traded that he wept publicly during the news conference announcing it. Now, the 10-year veteran feels reinvigorated, thanks to the enthusiasm emanating from such young players as Mike Trout, the American League’s most valuable player last season.

“You look at some of these young kids you watch and you say to yourself, ‘Look at the fun they’re having, the energy they bring every single day,’” the 34-year-old Victorino said. “I feed off of that, too. That’s still me. That’s who I am. That’s what I’ve always been.”

Victorino needs that energy to help him endure the most frustrating stretch of his career.

Last year, Victorino spent the first three weeks of the season on the disabled list after injuring his right hamstring in the final spring-training game. He compiled a .241 average before re-injuring that hamstring and returning to the disabled list in late May. A sore lower back hampered Victorino’s rehabilitation, and he played only 30 games before undergoing back surgery in August. Meanwhile, the Red Sox finished last in the American League’s Eastern Division.

This year, the graduate of St. Anthony High School spent two stints on the disabled list; once in April for his troublesome hamstring and again in May for a tight left calf. Victorino was batting .245 in 33 games before going to the Angels for minor-league infielder Josh Rutledge on July 27.

When asked if the past season and a half has been the most difficult part of his career, Victorino responded, “absolutely.”

“I’ve been blessed as an athlete to do what I’ve done for as long as I have,” he said. “Sports kept me active, kept me busy in life. Staying injury free is a big part of an athlete’s success.

“But you understand that these are things you don’t bank on. The thing for me is understanding where I am in my life. Now, you flip the page and you’re that veteran player.”

Victorino had changed teams at the trading deadline in 2012, when he went from the Phillies to the Los Angeles Dodgers before signing a three-year contract during the offseason with the Red Sox. Yet in July, Victorino not only wept but also retired his walk-up song, Bob Marley’s “Three Little Birds,” in honor of Boston’s fans.

“I wanted to stay there,” Victorino said. “I signed a deal to be there for three years. Winning my first year there and seeing how things hadn’t fallen into place for us the last couple of years, I wanted to be part of the turnaround. But when things don’t go that way, you look at the opposite side of the business and realize that it is a business.”

The Angels acquired Victorino to form a platoon with two other new outfielders, David De Jesus and David Murphy. Victorino would play left field against left-handed pitchers, with De Jesus starting against right-handers and Murphy alternating with C.J. Cron as designated hitters.

“This is something new for me,” Victorino said about platooning, which began for him last year and which he called a “gut check” in the Orange County Register. “Injuries I wasn’t expecting came about this year. Putting that all aside, the important thing for me is to be prepared every single day. I prepare myself like I’m playing every day for the sole sake of keeping myself in the best shape I can be.”

Yet the frustration continues for Victorino. Since joining the Angels, his average has dropped from .245 to .228 as of Sunday. That slump helped make Murphy the full-time starter in left field.

Victorino, a four-time winner of the Gold Glove for defensive excellence, also hurt his cause Aug. 21 with two uncharacteristic errors against the Toronto Blue Jays. In the first inning, Victorino dropped a fly ball while trying to make a sliding catch. Then in the ninth, he threw past a cutoff man.

Until that game, Victorino had not committed an error in two years. In his career, Victorino never made more than three errors in a season.

The Wailuku native’s biggest contribution came five days later, when the Detroit Tigers’ Justin Verlander was throwing a no-hitter against the Angels. Victorino and Paul Sorrento, the assistant hitting coach, found some hitting video during the game that helped Chris Iannetta — who was batting .186 before that game — hit a double that shattered Verlander’s no-hitter in the ninth inning.

“As I told ‘Sosh’ when I got here, I’ll be ready for whatever opportunity I get to help this team,” Victorino said in reference to manager Mike Scisocia. “I just want to win.”

However, the Angels lost 26 of 37 games through Aug. 31 after leading the division by two games July 22.

Victorino will become a free agent after the season. While he hopes to continue his career, he expressed no anxiety about the future.

“I focus on the now,” Victorino said. “I’ve always lived for the moment. I’ve always lived for the opportunity when it presents itself. Who knows what happens from here? Maybe I won’t ever play again — or I will. You can’t control what happens from a business standpoint.

“There’s only one thing you can control and for me, I just focus on staying healthy, playing and having fun. I love this game and there’s nothing more I want to do than to continue to play. Whatever happens, I’ve been blessed to this point to have a great career. But there’s a lot more I want to accomplish.”