STEVEN KWAN NEWS

Guardians' defense holds a revival thanks to Steven Kwan's diving catch in left field The Guardians made two errors in the first three innings Wednesday night, but the defense bounced back in a win over the Rockies.

JUNE 16, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Ramírez's hitting, Kwan's catch help Guardians top Rockies José Ramà rez got four more hits, Steven Kwan made a remarkable diving catch in the seventh inning to preserve the lead, and the Cleveland...

JUNE 16, 2022 • DAILYHERALD.COM

Ramírez's hitting, Kwan's catch help Guardians top Rockies

José Ramírez got four more hits, Steven Kwan made a remarkable diving catch in the seventh inning to preserve the lead, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Colorado Rockies 7-5 fo...

JUNE 16, 2022 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Catch of the year? Kwan lays out to deny Rox DENVER -- When José Iglesias hit a drive headed for the left-field wall with two outs in the seventh inning at Coors Field on Wednesday nigh...

JUNE 16, 2022 • MLB.COM

Out of Wednesday's lineup Kwan is not in the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Rockies.

Impact Kwan is in the midst of a five-game hit streak during which he's gone 9-for-19 with an RBI, two runs and two stolen bases, but he'll head to the bench Wednesday with southpaw Austin Gomber on the mound for Colorado. Oscar Mercado will start in left field and bat eighth.

JUNE 15, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Heads to bench Sunday Kwan is not in Sunday's lineup against the Athletics.

Impact Kwan is hitting .379 with zero home runs and two steals over his last nine games but he will head to the bench against lefty Cole Irvin. Oscar Mercado will start in left field and bat eighth.

JUNE 12, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Steven Kwan Is Heating Back Up For The Guardians Steven Kwan’s June numbers are something to get excited about.

JUNE 11, 2022 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Stays hot Thursday Kwan went 3-for-4 with one RBI, one run scored and one steal in Thursday's win over the Athletics.

Impact Kwan notched a multi-hit night for a second consecutive game and registered just his second outing of the season with at least three hits. The rookie has also stolen a base in back-to-back games, bringing his season total to four. Across 43 games, Kwan is slashing .271/.368/.368 with one home run and 16 RBI.

JUNE 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Late Game Heroics Spring Guardians Past A's Rookie outfielders Oscar Gonzalez and Steven Kwan combined for seven hits in the comeback win.

JUNE 10, 2022 • KANSASCITY.COM

Late Game Heroics Spring Guardians Past A's Rookie outfielders Oscar Gonzalez and Steven Kwan combined for seven hits in the comeback win.

JUNE 10, 2022 • CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM

Posts steal in win Kwan went 2-for-3 with a stolen base in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Rangers.

Impact Kwan slumped late in May, but he's gone 7-for-20 (.350) over his last seven games to bounce back early in June. The outfielder has picked up two stolen bases in that stretch and is now 3-for-4 on the basepaths this season. He's added a .257/.355/.357 slash line with a home run, 15 RBI, 21 runs scored, two triples and seven doubles. Kwan should continue to start regularly against right-handed pitchers, but he's lost some playing time to Oscar Mercado and Ernie Clement against southpaws.

JUNE 9, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

On bench for nightcap Kwan is out of the lineup for Game 2 of Tuesday's doubleheader against the Rangers.

Impact Kwan went 0-for-3 with a sacrifice fly during the matinee and will sit for Game 2 since southpaw Taylor Hearn is pitching for Texas. Oscar Mercado will take over in left field for Cleveland.

JUNE 7, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Sitting against southpaw Kwan isn't starting Friday's game against Baltimore.

Impact Kwan will be out of the lineup for the second time in the last three games since left-hander Bruce Zimmermann is on the mound for the Orioles on Friday. Oscar Mercado is starting in right field and batting eighth.

JUNE 3, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Out of lineup versus lefty Kwan is out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Royals.

Impact The lefty-hitting Kwan, who has gone 3-for-31 at the plate over his last 10 games and is now sitting on a .244 average for the season, will take a seat with southpaw Daniel Lynch on the hill for the Royals. The righty-hitting Oscar Mercado replaces Kwan in the Cleveland outfield.

MAY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Nabs stolen base Kwan went 1-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base and a run scored in Monday's 7-3 win over the Royals. He was also hit by a pitch.

Impact Kwan hasn't done a lot of running in his rookie year -- he's now 2-for-3 in stolen base attempts. The outfielder never had more than 11 steals in a minor-league campaign. He entered Monday on a 2-for-28 skid in his last nine games. For the season, he has a .244/.349/.350 slash line with a home run, 13 RBI, 21 runs scored, one triple and six doubles while seeing regular time in the corner outfield positions.

MAY 31, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Riding pine against southpaw Kwan isn't starting Thursday's game against the Tigers.

Impact Kwan started in three of the last four games and went 2-for-11 with a strikeout, but he'll get a breather with left-hander Tarik Skubal on the mound Thursday. Oscar Gonzalez will start in right field and bat sixth while making his major-league debut.

MAY 26, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Not in Tuesday's lineup Kwan will sit Tuesday against the Astros.

Impact Kwan burst onto the scene with eight hits in his first three games, but since then, he's hit a very pedestrian .212/.310/.303. As a result, he seems to have slipped into something close to a platoon role, as his off day here against Framber Valdez means he's now sat against five of the last seven southpaws the Guardians have faced. Ernie Clement will start in left field while Oscar Mercado starts in right.

MAY 24, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

Thinking about Jose Ramirez, Andres Gimenez and Steven Kwan - Terry's Talkin' Guardians Andres Gimenez was the key player for Cleveland in the Francisco Lindor trade with the Mets. We are starting to see why.

MAY 21, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM

Hits bench against lefty Kwan will sit Friday against the Tigers.

Impact Kwan hits the bench against lefty Tarik Skubal, meaning he's now sat against six of the last nine southpaws the Guardians have faced. Ernie Clement will start in left field.

MAY 20, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

After Steven Kwan's torrid April, ranking the the top 10 Cleveland baseball rookie seasons A ranking of the top 10 Cleveland rookie seasons in the franchise's history.

MAY 13, 2022 • BEACONJOURNAL.COM

Josh Naylor leads four hitters powering Guardians' offense

With the Cleveland Guardians outperforming expectations so far this season, Jordan Shusterman looks at four bats that have surprised.

MAY 12, 2022

Scores three runs, steals bag Kwan went 1-for-5 with a walk, three runs scored and a stolen base in Monday's 12-9 win over the White Sox.

Impact Kwan drew a walk and swiped second before coming around to score on an error in the first inning. It was his first career steal and he's now up to 19 runs scored this year after crossing home three times Monday. He's hitting 10-for-37 (.270) during his active nine-game hitting streak.

MAY 10, 2022 • ROTOWIRE

How the Guardians are cultivating an atypical offensive identity that's working Steven Kwan's output embodies the offensive identity that Cleveland is cultivating, part of the blueprint Chris Valaika has sketched out.

MAY 9, 2022 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Tim Mayza whiffs Steven Kwan ' 05/08/2022 Tim Mayza strikes out Steven Kwan looking for the final out of the bottom of the 7th inning

MAY 8, 2022 • MLB.COM

Guardians' offense, led by Steven Kwan, Franmil Reyes, pull 'switcheroo' on Blue Jays For one night, Steve Kwan supplied the power, while Franmil Reyes hit three singles.

MAY 6, 2022 • CLEVELAND.COM