Denis Karas is a 5’11”, 180 lb. right-handed second and third baseman from Lafayette, California. A graduate of Campolino High, the alma mater of former major leaguers Paul Faries, Chip Hale, Aaron Poreda, and Jeff Stevens. Upon his graduation in 2014, the Pittsburgh Pirates spent their 24th round choice on Karas, but he wasn’t done with school.
Karas instead decided on playing Division I baseball for the California Golden Bears, for whom he would play three seasons. In 93 total contests, he slashed out a .262/.335/.490 line, with 17 round-trippers and 56 RBI.