Guardians rookie OF Steven Kwan's contact streak ends
Aside from the recent contract extension for star infielder Jose Ramirez, one of the early-season storylines in the first season of the Cleveland Guardians has been rookie outfielder Steven Kwan. The 24-year-old lefty has gotten off to a historic start at the dish, but his mind-boggling streak of avoiding a swing and miss at the plate came to an end Wednesday afternoon against the Cincinnati Reds.
Later in Kwan's first-inning at-bat, he did something that he hadn't done in over six months.
Entering action on Wednesday, the native of Los Gatos, Calif. was 10-for-15 with four RBI and a league-leading seven walks. (He earned his eighth walk in his second at-bat Wednesday.) Kwan made the Guardians' Opening Day roster after posting huge nubers in spring training, going 15-for-32 with seven runs scored.
Kwan was selected by Cleveland in the fifth round of the 2018 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Oregon State University. Including Wednesday's contest, he's now started in each of the Guardians' first six games in 2022.
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