{"id":679527,"date":"2026-04-20T01:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679527\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T01:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T01:33:21","slug":"kyle-karros-keeps-hitting-homers-for-rockies-against-dads-former-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/679527\/","title":{"rendered":"Kyle Karros Keeps Hitting Homers for Rockies Against Dad\u2019s Former Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rockies\/onsi\/news\/kyle-karros-stealing-show-rockies-red-hot-start-spring-training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kyle Karros<\/a> has followed in his famous father\u2019s footsteps in a couple of ways.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Like his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rockies\/onsi\/news\/rockies-kyle-karros-sets-high-goals-third-baseman\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">father<\/a>, Eric Karros, he played his college baseball at UCLA. Like his father, he was drafted by a Major League team. Like his father, he reached the Majors.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6o\">The similarities end there, in part because Kyle keeps sticking it to his father\u2019s old team, the Los Angeles Dodgers. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">On Sunday, Kyle Karros hit the second home run of his MLB career. It was in the fifth inning, and it cut the Dodgers\u2019 lead to 3-2, a game the Rockies won, 9-6. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/rockies\/onsi\/news\/rockies-latest-move-clears-path-blaine-crim-kyle-karros\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Colorado<\/a> handed the two-time defending world champions back-to-back losses for the first time this season. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">But that\u2019s not all. Both of his career home runs have come against his dad\u2019s old team at Coors Field. <\/p>\n<p>Kyle Karros\u2019 Short Home Run History<\/p>\n<p lang=\"fi\" dir=\"ltr\">4\u20e34\u20e38\u20e3 FT<\/p>\n<p>KYLE! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/a4x0Uo4rmT\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/a4x0Uo4rmT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rockies\/status\/2045964193250365542?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 19, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"73\">Karros hit his first career home run on Aug. 19 of last year against the Dodgers at Coors Field. The home run didn\u2019t do much to help the Rockies win the game, as they lost, 11-4. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">His bat hasn\u2019t been great so far this season, as he\u2019s slashing .211\/.352\/.281 with one home run and three RBI. But he\u2019s drawn nearly as many walks (13) as strikeouts (15) and has a quality glove at third base. The Rockies are giving him plenty of rope to prove that he can be the everyday third baseman for the long term. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">His father, Eric Karros, played 12 of his 14 seasons with the Dodgers (1991-2002), so he saw the Rockies plenty during his career. He was 1992 National League rookie of the year and was a NL Silver Slugger in 1995. He never made an All-Star team, but he was consistently productive, with a career slash of 268\/.325\/.454 with 284 home runs and 1,027 RBI. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">Since retirement he\u2019s been working in television, and these days is back to broadcast duties for Dodgers telecasts, which means he gets to see Kyle play from time to time, both on TV and in person. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">The Rockies and the Dodgers meet one last time in this four-game series on Monday in Denver. Then, Colorado stays home to host the San Diego Padres for three games before closing out April with a road trip. On Friday, the Rockies head to New York to face the Mets for three games. Then, the following Tuesday, they\u2019re in Cincinnati for three games to face the Reds. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\">Colorado opens May at home with three-game series against Atlanta and the New York Mets. <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kyle Karros has followed in his famous father\u2019s footsteps in a couple of ways. 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