Eric Peter Karros was born on November 4,1967 and is an American former professional baseball first baseman.
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21 Facts About Eric Karros
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Eric Karros was the National League Rookie of the Year in 1992 and won a Silver Slugger Award in 1995.
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Eric Karros was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, and graduated from Patrick Henry High School in San Diego, California.
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Eric Karros attended UCLA, where he played on the Bruins baseball team and, in 1993, received a degree in economics.
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Eric Karros was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round of the 1988 Major League Baseball draft.
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Eric Karros made his Major League debut as a pinch runner on September 1,1991, against the Chicago Cubs.
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Eric Karros made his first start, at first base, on September 4,1991, against the St Louis Cardinals, when he was 0-for-3 with two strikeouts.
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Eric Karros recorded his first Major League hit as a pinch hitter in the bottom of the 12th inning against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Milt Hill on September 16,1991.
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Eric Karros became a full-time starter for the Dodgers that season, appearing in 149 games and hitting 20 home runs while driving in 88 runs.
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Eric Karros was named the 1992 National League Rookie of the Year.
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Eric Karros put up consistent numbers throughout his career with the Dodgers, with a batting average just under.
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Eric Karros became the third Dodgers player in history to record 30 home runs and 100 RBI in five different seasons.
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Eric Karros remains the only player in Dodgers history to hit two homers in the same inning, accomplishing the feat on August 22,2000.
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Eric Karros then signed with the Oakland Athletics before the start of the 2004 season.
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Eric Karros previously worked for Fox Sports in 2004 doing the pregame shows for the Major League Baseball playoffs, and ESPN until 2006 as a studio and game analyst.
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Eric Karros previously worked on KCAL-TV in Los Angeles, where he did the pre-game show for Dodger games.
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Eric Karros was a co-broadcaster in the MLB: The Show titles, debuting on MLB 11: The Show, commentating with Matt Vasgersian, Dave Campbell and Steve Lyons.
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Eric Karros was hired to call regional games for Fox Saturday Baseball in 2007.
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Eric Karros was promoted to the No 2 team in 2011 primarily calling games with Thom Brennaman.
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In March 2014 it was announced that Brennaman and Eric Karros would continue to call FOX games together, and the pair called the first regular season game ever on Fox Sports 1.
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In March 2022, Eric Karros returned to his Dodger broadcasting post as he joined the Spectrum SportsNet LA network.
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