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Eric Karros
- 1992 Rookie of the Year
Eric Peter Karros (born November 4, 1967) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. Karros played in Major League Baseball from 1991 to 2004 for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Oakland Athletics.Eric Karros:
- Karros was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California. He attended UCLA, where he played on the Bruins baseball team and, in 1993, received a degree in economics.
- Karros was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.
- He made his Major League debut as a pinch runner on September 1, 1991, against the Chicago Cubs.
- He was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1992 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1995.
- Karros put up consistent numbers throughout his career with the Dodgers, with a batting average just under .270 and an average of almost 25 home runs a year.
- He became the third Dodgers player in history to record 30 home runs and 100 RBI in five different seasons (alongside Duke Snider [https://www.eatlife.net/dodger-stadium/duke-snider.php] and Gil Hodges).
- 1999 was his best statistical year with the Dodgers, when he hit .304 with 34 home runs and 112 RBI.
Eric KarrosKarros also remains the only player in Dodgers history to hit two homers in the same inning, accomplishing the feat on August 22, 2000.
- His career 270 home runs as a Los Angeles Dodger are the most since the team moved to Los Angeles, and third in all-time Dodgers history.
- 2002 Traded to the Cubs
- 2004 Traded to the Athletics
- 2004 Broadcasting Career
Karros currently works as a sportscaster, covering the Dodgers on Spectrum SportsNet LA.
