ANAHEIM, Calif. — After spending a total of 28 days down in Triple-A, Kyren Paris is headed back to the big leagues.

On Monday afternoon, the Angels announced that Paris will be taking the place of Kevin Newman after he was placed on the paternity list.

Angels place Kevin Newman on the paternity list and called up Kyren Paris in his place. #Repthehalo

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Before the season started, Paris’ name was on the bubble to make the opening day roster, but after an impressive spring training, he earned a spot on the roster and was one of the hottest players in baseball to start the season.

His flame could only last so long. From April 13, to May 25, Paris was hitting .110 with 10 hits, 3 RBIs, one home run, and 50 strikeouts.

Before May ended, Paris was sent down to Triple-A in hopes of finding his swing again and cutting down the strikeouts.

“Really just being on time being more consistent. Getting pitchers early in the count and try to keep the ball in play more often,” Paris said. “Really just getting my swing off.”

His bat has been cold in Triple-A, but his eye at the plate has improved by cutting down his strikeouts to 33.8%. While in the majors, his strikeout rate was at 42.1% with a whiff rate of 45.7% and chase percentage at 29.8%. His walk percentage has also gone up from 7.1% to 20%.

“Just making sure that I stick to my approach and swing at balls in the zone,” Paris said. “That’s something that i’m proud of. Just make sure that I keep improving to be the best player I can become.

While in Salt Lake, Paris said that he has been in constant communication with the Angels coaching staff in regards to his progress.

“Talking to (Keith Johnson) down in Triple-A he’s pleased with his progress down there. So we’ll see what we got.” Angels interim manager Ray Montgomery said.

Before the start of this season, Paris was primarily farmed as a second baseman, but after making the Angels’ opening day roster this season, he found himself seeing regular time in the outfield. Playing 43 games at the MLB level, Paris spent 23 of those games in the outfield. 22 of them in centerfield.

While in Triple-A, Paris played in 23 games. 6 of them were at second base. The other 23 were at center.

“He went down there played a lot of center field but also second base,” Montgomery said. “He’s elite on the bases. We saw the power. We saw, you know making the adjustments both from the league adjusting to him and then back. So I think it’s just more of that.”

Right now, the Angels’ outfield is wearing thin after Jorge Soler joined Chris Taylor on the injured list over the weekend, and Mike Trout has yet to make his return to right field since coming off the injured list on May 30.

As of now, the Angels outfield currently has Jo Adell in center, Taylor Ward in left, and Gustavo Campero starting to see regular time out in right after spending most of his career in the minors. Before Paris returned, the only available backup options in the outfield were Luis Rengifo and Scott Kingery.

Pre Game Notes

Yoan Moncada did some light running earlier today and everything is progressing in the right direction but the Angels have no timetable for his return back to the lineup.

Chris Taylor, who has been out with a left-hand fracture, also did some agility drills in the Angels’ outfield during warmups today.

Travis d’Arnaud will be behind the plate for today’s game with Jack Kochanowicz on the mound. O’Hoppe has primarily caught behind the plate for Kochanowicz this season.

Despite Ron Washington being out indefinitely from managing after a health scare last week, Washington has been involved in the Angels’ lineup decisions.