Angels give slumping Kyren Paris a ‘mental break’

ANAHEIM — In the span of a month, Kyren Paris went from being a guy who wasn’t expected to make the team to a guy whose absence from the lineup warranted a crowd of media at his locker.
It’s been a wild ride for the Angels’ 23-year-old infielder.
Paris hit .400 with five homers and a 1.402 OPS in his first 13 games. Those numbers were obviously unsustainable, but the correction has been dramatic. Since then, Paris is 1 for 17 with 10 strikeouts. He’s now hitting .28