Steven Kwan - MLB News, Rumors, & Updates

Continues hitting surge 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.

Impact 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.

10 HOURS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Deadspin | Guardians, Steven Kwan seek third straight win vs. Twins Deadspin | Guardians, Steven Kwan seek third straight win vs. Twins

10 HOURS AGO • DEADSPIN.COM

Twins head into matchup against the Guardians on losing streak

The Minnesota Twins enter the matchup against the Cleveland Guardians after losing four straight games

16 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Stephen Vogt on Guardians' win | 07/21/2026 Stephen Vogt discusses Steven Kwan's RBI double, Parker Messick's pitching performance and more

21 HOURS AGO • MLB.COM

Hedges and Halpin hit sac flies in the 6th, Guardians beat Twins 5-2 for third straight victory

Austin Hedges and Petey Halpin hit sacrifice flies in the sixth inning as the Cleveland Guardians, a night after hitting seven homers, used small ball to beat the Minnesota Twins 5...

22 HOURS AGO • Associated Press

Surging Kwan 'cautiously optimistic' he's trending in right direction This story was excerpted from Tim Stebbins’ Guardians Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regu...

1 DAY AGO • MLB.COM

Guardians newest lineup change could help unlock Steven Kwan (and offense as a whole) Prior to the start of the Guardians’ game against the Twins on Monday, Cleveland manager Stephen Vogt acknowledged that he's had to have “so...

1 DAY AGO • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Stays at leadoff Kwan batted leadoff and went 0-for-3 with a walk and a run scored in Monday's 13-4 win over the Twins.

Impact 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 that he earned another chance atop the order.

1 DAY AGO • ROTOWIRE

Leads off, extends hit streak 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.

Impact 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.

2 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Steven Kwan has returned to the leadoff role for the Cleveland Guardians | Sporting News Steven Kwan is back, ladies and gentlemen.

2 DAYS AGO • SPORTINGNEWS.COM

Guardians play the Twins in first of 4-game series

The Cleveland Guardians open a four-game series at home against the Minnesota Twins on Monday

2 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Skenes strikes out 8 in 7 innings as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians

Paul Skenes allowed one run and struck out eight in seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Steven Kwan's RBI bunt single | 07/19/2026 Gabriel Arias scores on Steven Kwan's bunt to tie the game at 1 in the bottom of the 3rd

3 DAYS AGO • MLB.COM

Guardians' Outfield Heating Up as Steven Kwan Breaks Out of Slump Just a few weeks ago, it seemed like the end of the line was near for Steven Kwan. The four-time Golden Glove Award-winning outfielder had d...

3 DAYS AGO • SI.COM

3 Guardians players with the most to lose in their quest to complete AL Central three-peat Slade Cecconi, Steven Kwan and Shawn Armstrong are going to be crucial to the Guardians' success in the second half.

3 DAYS AGO • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Five hits in twin bill 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.

Impact 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 spot.

3 DAYS AGO • ROTOWIRE

Bazzana hits 2-run homer in 9th to rally Guardians to 5-3 victory over Pirates

Rookie All-Star Travis Bazzana hit a two-run homer to center field in the ninth inning for his first career walk-off hit and the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 5-3 victory over...

3 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Jared Jones becomes first Pirates' pitcher since 1981 to retire at least 30 consecutive batters

Jared Jones became the third Pirates pitcher over the past 70 seasons to retire at least 30 straight batters, a streak that began July 2 and ended during a 7-1 victory over the Cle...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Valdez and Gonzalez homer, Jones strikes out 9 as Pirates roll to 7-1 win over Guardians in Game 1

Esmerlyn Valdez and Jacob Gonzalez hit two-run homers, Jared Jones struck out nine in five innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Cleveland Guardians 7-1 in the first game...

4 DAYS AGO • Associated Press

Steven Kwan's strong July has helped him start to rewrite his Guardians future While Steven Kwan struggled at the start of the season, he's been one of the Guardians' most productive hitters over the past month.

JULY 15 • AWAYBACKGONE.COM

Cantillo strikes out 9, Rocchio and DeLauter homer as Guardians beat Marlins to sweep series

Joey Cantillo struck out nine over five innings of one-run ball, Brayan Rocchio homered and drove in two and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Sunday to complet...

JULY 12 • Associated Press

Tanner Bibee, Guardians cool off Marlins with 4-1 win

Tanner Bibee threw 6 2/3 solid innings, Steven Kwan and Patrick Bailey hit two-run doubles and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 4-1

JULY 11 • Associated Press

Roden's RBI single in the 9th inning lifts Twins past the Guardians 6-5

Alan Roden's RBI single in the ninth inning helped the Minnesota Twins beat Cleveland 6-5 for their fourth straight win over the Guardians

JULY 9 • Associated Press

Out of Wednesday's lineup Kwan is not in the Guardians' starting lineup against the Twins on Wednesday.

Impact 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.

JULY 8 • ROTOWIRE

Hits in six striaght Kwan went 1-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored in Friday's 4-3 extra-inning win over the White Sox.

Impact 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. 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.

JULY 4 • ROTOWIRE

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