 Before the 1890 season, Kerins was working as a bartender in Indianapolis.He returned to the Orioles for the 1890 season but did not play in any regular season games before he was released in May of that year; he played for the St. Louis Browns for the rest of the season, concluding his playing career.In addition to playing, twice he was named interim manager, once with the Colonels in and also in his one season with the Browns.