Paris went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Rays.
Paris extended his home-run streak to three games with a solo homer off Ryan Pepiot in the second inning. Paris cracked his second moonshot of the game in the eighth frame off Mason Montgomery to reduce the Angels' deficit to one run. It was Paris' third multi-hit game, and his five home runs are tied for third-most in the majors. The 23-year-old has started the 2025 campaign slashing a ridiculous .440/.533/1.120 with four stolen bases, five home runs and eight RBI across 30 plate appearances.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Knocks another home run
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Paris went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer and a walk in Tuesday's win over the Rays.
Paris' two-run shot in the second inning was his third of the year. He's homered in two straight contests and now has four extra-base hits through 26 plate appearances. Paris owns a terrific .429/.538/.952 slash line as he continues to carve out a more regular role in the lineup.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Goes deep, swipes bag
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Paris went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two runs scored and a stolen base in Sunday's win over Cleveland.
Paris singled, swiped second base and came around to score in the second inning. He later gave the Angels an insurance run with his solo shot in the eighth. Paris has gone 8-for-18 (.444) with two home runs and four steals through eight games to begin the season. Paris has played center field and second base in 2025 and should continue seeing consistent playing time as long as his bat stays effective.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Swinging red-hot bat
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Paris went 2-for-2 with a run in a loss to the Guardians on Friday.
Paris didn't start the contest, but he still got three plate appearances after entering for Luis Rengifo (hamstring) in the fourth inning. Paris reached base in all three of his plate appearances (in addition to two singles, he was also hit by a pitch) and is now slashing a scorching .545/.643/1.000 over 14 plate appearances on the season. He's made only two starts so far, but there could be an opening for Paris to get into the lineup more regularly, at least in the short term, if Rengifo and/or Yoan Moncada (thumb) -- both of whom departed Friday's game early -- need to miss time.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Secures roster spot
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Paris will be on the Angels' Opening Day roster, Erica Weston of Bally Sports West reports.
Paris is a career .110 hitter through 91 MLB at-bats, but he looked like a completely different player in the Cactus League, finishing spring training with a .400/.449/.667 slash line with 13 RBI, 14 runs scored and four stolen bases in 23 games. His phenomenal spring may have bought him another shot with the big-league club, but he doesn't project to start the season as anything more than bench depth.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Strengthens case for roster spot
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Paris went 3-for-5 with two doubles, two runs and four RBI in Monday's Cactus League win over Arizona.
Paris doubled home a run in the second inning and cleared the bases with a three-run double in the ninth. The 23-year-old struggled mightily during stints in the majors each of the past two seasons, slashing a collective .100/.214/.165 with a 32.4 percent strikeout rate over 105 plate appearances. However, Paris worked on his swing mechanics during the offseason, and the results have been promising during the exhibition slate. He leads the Angels with 12 RBI during spring play and is slashing .364/.432/.697 with two home runs, 11 runs and three stolen bases. Paris has a chance of breaking camp with the big club, as Los Angeles will need to lean upon its infield depth early with Zach Neto (shoulder) expected to begin the campaign on the IL and Yoan Moncada (thumb) uncertain to be ready for Opening Day.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Shelved at Triple-A
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Triple-A Salt Lake placed Paris on its 7-day injured list July 11 with an unspecified injury.
Paris was sent to the Angels' rookie-level Arizona Complex League affiliate July 20, but he never appeared in any games with the club before the ACL season ended July 25. The infielder could still be conducting his rehab in Arizona, but he'll likely need to report to Single-A Inland Empire or High-A Tri-City once he's ready to get in competitive at-bats before joining back up with Salt Lake. Paris had slashed .118/.224/.216 over 58 plate appearances with the Angels earlier in the season before being demoted to Salt Lake on June 8.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Sent down to Salt Lake
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Paris was optioned to Triple-A Salt Lake on Saturday.
Paris was called up May 9 to assist in the Angels' infield after Brandon Drury (hamstring) was placed on the injured list. Paris struggled in 58 plate appearances, batting .118 with a 29.3 percent strikeout rate and will hand his spot on the active roster to Michael Stefanic.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Remains on bench
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Paris is not in the starting lineup Saturday versus Seattle, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Paris will remain on the bench for a second game in a row. Luis Rengifo will slide over to second base while Luis Guillorme draws another start at third base and bats ninth against the Mariners.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Day off Friday
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Paris isn't in the Angels' lineup Friday against the Mariners, Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com reports.
Paris went 0-for-3 during Thursday's loss to the Yankees, making him 0-for-8 across his last four games. Luis Rengifo will take Paris' place at the keystone Friday, allowing Luis Guillorme to start at third base while batting ninth.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Launches first career homer
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Paris went 1-for-2 with a walk and a two-run home run in Wednesday's 2-1 win over the Astros.
The 22-year-old gave the Angels all the offense they would need on the afternoon when he took Hunter Brown deep in the fifth inning. It was Paris' first career big-league homer in his 26th game, and while power isn't a big part of his game, he did slug 14 home runs in 113 contests for Double-A Rocket City in 2023. Paris got the start at second base Wednesday but slid over to shortstop, and he could be looking at a longer run at the latter position if Zach Neto (elbow) winds up missing significant time.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Promoted to majors
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Paris was recalled from Double-A Rocket City on Thursday.
With both Brandon Drury (hamstring) and Luis Rengifo (illness) sidelined, the Angels were shorthanded along the infield. Paris boasts enough defensive versatility to help the team in that regard, as he is capable of playing second base and shortstop as well as in the outfield. His ability to contribute as a hitter is far less clear, as he was striking out at a 39.1 percent clip across 92 plate appearances with Rocket City prior to his promotion.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Starting Friday
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Paris (thumb) is starting at second base and batting ninth in Friday's Cactus League game against the Padres.
Paris underwent thumb surgery late last season but is fully healthy heading into 2024. The 22-year-old went 4-for-40 in his first taste of the majors last year and is 1-for-8 through four games in spring training.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Placed on 60-day IL
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Paris was moved to the 60-day injured list Monday due to a ligament tear in his left thumb.
Paris was brought up Friday from Triple-A Salt Lake to get some opportunities in the big leagues, but he was sent for further evaluation Monday after injuring his left thumb. This diagnosis will force him to miss the remainder of the 2023 campaign.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Scratched with thumb issue
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Paris was scratched from Sunday's lineup against the Tigers with left thumb soreness.
Paris was poised to make his second consecutive start but was instead a late scratch due to the thumb injury. Zach Neto will join the starting nine after initially being slated for a day off.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Recalled from Salt Lake
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The Angels recalled Paris from Triple-A Salt Lake on Friday.
Paris returns 24 hours after being optioned with Mike Moustakas (forearm) hitting the 10-day injured list. The versatile 21-year-old Paris has gone just 3-for-32 (.094) through his first 13 major-league games but could see fairly regular starts down the stretch as the Angels look ahead to 2024.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Optioned to Triple-A
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The Angels optioned Paris to Triple-A Salt Lake on Thursday.
Paris earned a Sept. 1 call-up from Double-A Rocket City, where he had posted an .810 OPS with 14 homers and 44 steals through 113 games this season. He'll now head to the Triple-A level, and maybe finish the year there, after going 3-for-32 (.094) with zero extra-base hits and 12 strikeouts across his first 13 big-league games.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Getting look in center field
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Paris will start in center field and bat ninth in Wednesday's game against the Mariners.
Paris is a natural middle infielder and had started at shortstop in nine of the Angels' first 10 games of September, but he lost hold of his everyday role when Zach Neto was activated from the 10-day injured list Sunday. Though Paris was held out of the lineup for the past two games and is slashing just .103/.235/.103 through 35 plate appearances in the majors, the Angels are still eager to give him a look over the final few weeks of the season. To that end, Paris will pick up his first professional start in center field Wednesday while the Angels remain without the services of Mike Trout (wrist) and Mickey Moniak (back).
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Tallies two thefts Thursday
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Paris went 1-for-3 with a walk, a run, an RBI and two stolen bases in a 3-2 win against the Guardians on Thursday.
Paris was active in the contest, walking and stealing a base in the third inning and adding another theft after reaching on an error in the fifth. The rookie then came up with arguably his biggest big-league hit to date in the ninth, tying the score with a clutch one-out single and subsequently crossing the plate for the winning run on a Randal Grichuk base hit. Paris has gone just 2-for-16 over his first seven major-league contests, though he's added four walks and three stolen bases.
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Angels' Kyren Paris: Promotion official
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The Angels selected Paris' contract from Double-A Rocket City on Friday.
A second-round pick in the 2019 MLB Draft out of a California high school, Paris has earned his first major-league promotion after slashing .255/.393/.417 with 14 homers and 44 steals in 113 games this summer at the Double-A level. The 21-year-old middle infielder should get fairly regular starts with the Angels down the stretch as they look ahead to 2024 and beyond.
