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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a double, a stolen base, an RBI and two runs scored in Saturday's 6-1 win over the Padres.
With runners at the corners in the seventh inning, the Guardians ran a double-steal with Chase DeLauter taking off for second base and Kwan scoring on the throw. Kwan has hit safely in 13 of the last 14 games, posting a .411/.493/.500 slash line and scoring 12 runs. He's experienced a remarkable turnaround in 2026. After being dropped to ninth in the order and holding a .206 batting average on June 22, Kwan has slashed .368/.449/.461 in 43 games since.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Clubs rare home run in win
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Kwan went 3-for-5 with a solo home run and two runs scored in an 8-2 win over the White Sox on Friday.
In the top of the sixth inning, Kwan came up to bat and blasted his first home run since April 6 and only his second of the season to extend Cleveland's lead to 8-1. The 28-year-old extended his hitting streak to seven games and has now recorded at least one hit in 13 of his last 14 games. Over his last 30 games, Kwan is batting a scorching hot .406/.487/.525 with 16 walks in 117 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Taking seat Thursday
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Kwan is not in the lineup for Thursday's game versus the Mets.
Kwan had started each of the previous 10 tilts, but he will get some rest Thursday as the Guardians try to avoid being swept. Angel Martinez will cover left field and Petey Halpin will be in center field for Cleveland.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Moves back to leadoff
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Kwan batted leadoff and went 3-for-5 with two RBI in Saturday's 12-8 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Following a one-game drop to ninth in the batting order Friday, Kwan was back atop it Saturday. Cleveland faced left-handed starters in both games, which indicates manager Steven Vogt is seeking any combination that could spark an offense ranking last in OPS (.680) and 29th in runs (441). Regardless of the manager's motivation, Vogt should get Kwan as many plate appearances as possible in every game. The outfielder has multiple hits in his last three contests (7-for-12) and is batting .434 since the All-Star break.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: On base three times in loss
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Kwan went 2-for-2 with a double and a walk in Friday's 4-1 loss to the Diamondbacks.
Kwan's third-inning single extended an on-base streak to 18 games, during which he's slashed .403/.479/.484 with 10 walks, four steals, five doubles, five RBI and eight runs scored. Despite most of that production coming while batting leadoff, Guardians manager Stephen Vogt had Kwan batting ninth Friday while Angel Martinez operated atop the order.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Steals base in matinee
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Kwan went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in a 6-5 win over the Reds in Game 1 of Tuesday's doubleheader. He went 0-for-3 with a walk in the nightcap.
Kwan singled and stole his eighth base of the season in the matinee. He's reached base safely in all nine games since returning to the leadoff spot, going 11-for-35 (.314) with five walks, two doubles, two RBI, two steals and two runs scored during that stretch.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Extends on-base streak
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Kwan went 1-for-4 with a double in Sunday's 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay.
Kwan led off the game with a double but was stranded at second base. That was the first indication that the Guardians' offense would be insufficient against Rays pitching, which allowed just two walks and no more hits after Kwan's leadoff double. The hit extended an on-base streak to 14 games for Kwan, who has gone 20-for-47 (.426) with eight walks, three steals, four doubles, four RBI and seven runs scored during the run.
Kwan is absent from the Guardians lineup for Friday's series opener against the Rays.
Despite picking up at least one hit in nine of his last 10 games, Kwan will ride the bench Friday. David Fry will take over in left field and bat fifth for Cleveland.
Kwan went 1-for-3 with two walks, a double, an RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 5-2 win over the Twins.
Kwan continued a surge that began last month and has hit safely in 19 of his last 23 games. He's slashed .352/.439/.465 during that stretch and was moved back to leadoff this week. Kwan told Tim Stebbins of MLB.com that he recently altered his swing decisions. Instead of stubbornly waiting for pitches middle-in, he made a decision to take what pitchers were giving him and take pitches on the outer half the other way.
Kwan batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 13-4 win over the Twins.
Kwan batted leadoff for a second straight contest after spending much of the last two months in the bottom third of the order. He'd been the team's primary leadoff batter the last few seasons, but an early slump in 2026 led to a demotion. However, a recent surge -- Kwan entered Monday on a six-game hitting streak (11-for-21) -- was apparently enough to convince manager Stephen Vogt the veteran outfielder earned another chance atop the order.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Leads off, extends hit streak
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Kwan batted leadoff and went 2-for-4 with an RBI in Sunday's 7-1 loss to the Pirates. He was also caught stealing.
Kwan's third-inning single plated the Guardians' lone run. The single extended a hit streak to six games, during which Kwan is 11-for-21 (.524) with two doubles, three RBI, two steals and three runs scored. He'd batted ninth in the order in his previous 12 starts before Sunday's promotion. It's unclear if the recent stretch of hitting is what prompted manager Stephen Vogt to put Kwan back at leadoff, or if the manager preferred the veteran instead of rookie Travis Bazzana atop the order against Pittsburgh's ace, Paul Skenes.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Five hits in twin bill
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Kwan went 5-for-6 with a walk, a double and three total runs scored across both ends of Saturday's doubleheader split with the Pirates.
The outfielder struggled to begin the season, but over the last month Kwan has begun to find his rhythm at the plate. Across his last 20 games dating back to June 23, he's batting .361 (22-for-61) with three doubles, two triples, three steals, three RBI and eight runs. He's found his comfort zone while mainly batting in the lower third of the order, but Kwan's hot streak might be good enough to jump him back into a more prominent lineup spot.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Out of Wednesday's lineup
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Kwan is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Twins on Wednesday.
The Twins are sending southpaw Connor Prielipp to the mound, and Kwan has struggled against left-handers this season, slashing .165/.287/.200 with five RBI across 102 plate appearances. With Kwan on the bench, the Guardians will start David Fry, Kahlil Watson and Chase DeLauter in the outfield from left to right.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Hits in six straight
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Kwan went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.
Kwan showed up late in Friday's game, knocking a two-out RBI single to the tie the game in the seventh inning before scoring the game-winning run in the 10th. The RBI was his first in 18 games and just the 14th over 81 contests this season. Kwan continues to battle a season-long slump, but the outfielder has hit safely in six straight contests, going a modest 6-for-18 during that stretch.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Sitting against southpaw Wednesday
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Kwan is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rangers.
The Guardians will hold the left-handed-hitting Kwan out of the starting nine for the series finale while southpaw MacKenzie Gore takes the bump for Texas. Kahlil Watson will slide over from his usual spot in right field to replace Kwan in center.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Held out of lineup vs. lefty
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Kwan is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the White Sox.
Southpaw Anthony Kay is on the bump for the White Sox, so Kwan will retreat to the bench along with fellow left-handed batters Daniel Schneemann and Kahlil Watson. Kwan is batting a career-worst .206 on the season and has been especially brutal against left-handed pitching, slashing .171/.289/.211 over 90 plate appearances.
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