Kwan went 2-for-3 with two walks, a double and two runs scored in Friday's 6-4 win over the Twins.
Kwan has hit safely in both games coming out of a day off Wednesday, going 3-for-7 with three walks. Prior to the day off, Kwan was mired in an 8-for-54 (.148) stretch over 16 games.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Taking seat Wednesday
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Kwan is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Royals.
After going 0-for-12 over his last three games, the left-handed-hitting Kwan will be given a chance to catch his breath Wednesday rather than going up against a tough left-hander in Royals ace Cole Ragans. Angel Martinez will step in in as the Guardians' left fielder and leadoff man in place of Kwan, who had started each of the previous nine contests.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Returns from neck injury
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Kwan started in center field and went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.
Kwan had missed the last two games -- Friday was a planned day off and Saturday due to neck stiffness. He was back in the familiar leadoff spot, but less familiar is Kwan's career-low .225 average and .310 on-base percentage. A Gold Glove winner as a left fielder, Kwan has added center field to his resume this season, but manager Stephen Vogt deflected questions Saturday as to whether the new position is affecting Kwan's bat. In addition to the career lows in average and OBP, Kwan is below normal in hard-hit percentage (9.2) and average exit velocity (82.0 mph), and his percentage of weak contact has more than doubled compared to last year.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Back in action Sunday
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Kwan (neck) is leading off and starting in center field Sunday versus the Blue Jays.
Kwan didn't start Friday and was then a late scratch Saturday due to nick stiffness. However, the issue seems to have been minor given the outfielder's return one day later. Kwan will look to get back on track at the plate after going 2-for-18 over his previous seven contests.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: No injury concerns
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Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt told Tim Stebbins of MLB.com the decision to rest Kwan on Friday after Thursday's off day was not due to health. Kwan eventually entered Friday's 8-6 win over Toronto in the ninth inning as a defensive replacement.
Vogt said he was looking to get Kwan a two-day rest and using the off day was a way to accomplish that. In a related discussion, the manager downplayed the impact of Kwan playing both left and center field this season on the outfielder's offensive production. "I don't think it's affecting his bat by any means," Vogt said. "I think it's just a new workload for him that he's never had in the big leagues." Kwan carried a .227/.315/.289 slash line through 25 games into Friday. For comparison, he slashed .343/.398/.505 over the first 25 games in 2025.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Exiting starting nine Sunday
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Kwan is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against Atlanta.
Kwan will hit the bench for the first time all season after making 15 straight starts to kick off the campaign. Angel Martinez will draw a start in left field and will be replace Kwan as the Guardians' leadoff hitter in the series finale in Atlanta.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Hits rare homer
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 4-2 loss to the Royals.
In 593 career games, Kwan has homered 36 times which equates to about one homer every 16 games. Homers aren't the strong suit of the 28-year-old's game, but he slugged his first of the year Monday against the Royals after having 11 last year. Overall on the season, Kwan is slashing .244/.326/.366 with four walks, six strikeouts, two doubles and three RBI.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Gets first start in center field
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Kwan started in center field and went 2-for-4 in Friday's 5-1 loss to the Mariners.
Kwan made his first start of the regular season in center field after being exposed to the new position during spring training. His move to center cleared the way for prospect CJ Kayfus to operate in left field.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Comes up clutch Saturday
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a walk, one RBI and two stolen bases in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Rays.
Kwan swiped two bags for the second straight night, but his biggest contribution came in the ninth when he delivered the go-ahead RBI single. The 28-year-old has hit safely in nine of his past 11 games, piling up four multi-hit efforts in six September contests. For the year, he's slashing .275/.333/.381 with 10 homers, 47 RBI, 70 runs scored and 18 steals across 599 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Fighting out of slump
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Kwan went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Monday's 3-1 win over Arizona.
Kwan extended a hit streak to six games, during which he's gone 9-for-24 (.375) with two extra-base hits, three steals and five runs scored. Prior to his recent uprising, Kwan went 6-for-40 (.150) over nine games. He's up to 14 stolen bases through 118 contests.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Logs two hits in loss
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a double in Friday's 2-0 loss to Atlanta.
Kwan was the lone Guardian to record hits in the loss. August hasn't been kind to Kwan, who is slashing .211/.237/.298 over 13 games. The second-half drop-off in 2025 is similar to what happened last year, when Kwan recorded a .206/.316/.302 slash line after the All-Star break.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Goes yard in nightcap
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Kwan went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run, a walk and a second run scored in a 6-4 win over the Royals in the second game of Saturday's doubleheader.
Kwan also went 1-for-5 with two strikeouts and a run scored in the first game of the twin bill. The light-hitting outfielder has homered three times over his last three games, and he has eight RBI over eight contests dating back to July 12. For the season, he's slashing .286/.351/.413 with nine homers, 37 RBI, 50 runs scored, 20 doubles, one triple and 11 stolen bases across 98 games as Cleveland's primary leadoff hitter.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Has first multi-homer game
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with two solo home runs and a walk during Thursday's 4-3 loss to the Orioles.
Kwan hadn't hit a home run since June 13, but he knocked out two for the first multi-homer game of his career Thursday. It was a rare display of power for the 27-year-old, who is up to just eight home runs on the year. He's much more known for his ability to get on base and limit strikeouts, which he continues to show this season with a .287/.352/.410 slash line with 38 walks and just 35 strikeouts in 376 at-bats.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: On base five times
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Kwan went 2-for-3 with three walks and a run scored in Monday's 10-5 win over the Orioles.
Kwan missed the first three games following the All-Star break with pain in his right wrist. He was back in his normal role Monday, starting in left field and batting leadoff. He batted .138 (4-for-29) in the seven games leading up to the All-Star Game.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Returning to starting nine
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Kwan (wrist) will start in left field and bat leadoff in Monday's game versus the Orioles.
Kwan sat out each of the Guardians' first three games coming out of the All-Star break after receiving a pain-killing injection in his injured right wrist. However, the All-Star outfielder feels well enough to give it a go in Monday's series opener.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Absence continuing Sunday
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Kwan (wrist) is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics.
The outfielder said Saturday that his wrist is feeling better after receiving an injection Wednesday, but he'll still sit Sunday for the third straight game coming out of the All-Star break. Nolan Jones will again man left field in place of Kwan, opening up right field for Johnathan Rodriguez.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Knocks three hits
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Kwan went 3-for-4 with a double and two RBI in Sunday's extra-inning loss to Detroit.
Kwan broke a scoreless tie with his RBI double in the eighth inning and added an RBI sacrifice fly in the 10th. He has multiple hits in three of his last four games after a brief 3-for-28 (.107) skid over his previous seven contests. Kwan is now slashing .298/.358/.419 with 27 extra-base hits and 28 RBI through 370 plate appearances.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Pair of knocks in loss
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a walk in Thursday's 1-0 extra-inning loss to the Cubs.
Kwan tallied his 28th multi-hit game of the season, but he was caught stealing for the second time this year. The left fielder was batting a torrid .333 as of May 9, but he's cooled down quite a bit following the hot start to the campaign. Kwan is still batting a healthy .260 over his last 169 at-bats, but he has only two home runs, 11 doubles, nine RBI and 12 runs scored during this 44-game period.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Pops sixth homer
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Kwan went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 7-2 loss to the Mariners.
Kwan went back-to-back with Nolan Jones in the third inning. Beyond that, there wasn't much success for the Cleveland offense, as Kwan had half of the team's four hits. He has four multi-hit efforts over his last 10 games, going 11-for-36 (.306) in that span. The light-hitting outfielder is up to six homers, 23 RBI, 32 runs scored, nine stolen bases and a .308/.370/.435 slash line over 65 contests this season. He's locked in as Cleveland's regular leadoff hitter.
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Guardians' Steven Kwan: Rare day off Wednesday
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Kwan is absent from the lineup for Wednesday's contest against the Reds.
The Guardians are facing lefty Nick Lodolo on Wednesday, marking the third straight day they've gone up against a southpaw. The lefty-swinging Kwan will get a rare day off in the series finale, after going hitless in the first two games against Cincinnati. Nolan Jones will start in left field and bat sixth as the Guardians try to avoid a sweep.
