Los Angeles Angels' Kyren Paris Belts Pair of Home Runs, Breaks AL Record

Kyren Paris continued to torment the Tampa Bay Rays' pitching staff on Wednesday, earning the Los Angeles Angels youngster a spot in the MLB history books.

Tampa, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Kyren Paris (19) runs the bases after hitting a home run against the Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning at George M. Steinbrenner Field. | Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

Kyren Paris continued his explosive start to the season on Tuesday night, but it took a questionable assist from YouTube ball hawk Zack Hample for him to clear the wall.

The Los Angeles Angels' youngster didn't leave any room for doubt on Wednesday.

Paris hit a 375-foot solo home run to right-center in the top of the second against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving him four on the year. It didn't take Paris long to hit his fifth, either, as he went yard again in the eighth without any debate about interference.

Kyren Paris crushes his second home run of the night!

His 4th homer in his last 3 games! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/CZ5WGCe7zo

— MLB (@MLB) April 10, 2025

The 23-year-old is now batting .440 with a 1.653 OPS in 2025. Through the first 10 games of the season, he already has five home runs, eight RBIs and four stolen bases.

Per OptaSTATS, Paris is just the fourth player since 1901 to notch at least five home runs and four stolen bases within their first 10 games of a season. Larry Walker achieved the feat in 1997, Gary Redus did it in 1983 and Lou Brock established the club in 1967.

Walker, Redus and Brock did so with the Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals – all National League teams. As a result, Paris is the first player in American League history to hit all of those marks so early in the season.

The only other MLB players with 5+ HR & 4+ SB through 10 games played of a season in the modern era (since 1901) are

1997 Larry Walker
1983 Gary Redus
1967 Lou Brock

— OptaSTATS (@OptaSTATS) April 10, 2025

Paris had appeared in just 36 MLB games prior to this season, batting .110 with one home run, six RBIs, four stolen bases, a .378 OPS and a -0.3 WAR. The 2019 second round pick topped out as the No. 3 prospect in the Angels' farm system in 2024.

Less than a year later, Paris has played up to those expectations and then some, earning Hall of Fame company in the record books.

The Angels ultimately lost 5-4 on Wednesday, setting up a rubber match with the Rays on Thursday. It remains to be seen if Paris will play in center field or at second base, but manager Ron Washington is sure to keep his red-hot bat in Los Angeles' lineup.

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