Expand / Collapse search
Watch TV
Menu

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2024 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by Refinitiv Lipper.

Cleveland Guardians

Guardians rookie Steven Kwan making MLB history

There's nobody like Kwan in baseball right now and possibly ever

By Gary Sheffield , Jr OutKick
Published
close
Fox News Flash top headlines for April 12 Video

Fox News Flash top headlines for April 12

Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com.

Cleveland Guardians rookie Steven Kwan, the 24-year old that’s taken baseball by storm, can officially say he’s 1 of 1. 

Kwan reached base safely 15 times in his first four contests, which is the most from a player since 1901.

CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits an RBI-sacrifice fly during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 12, 2022.

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits an RBI-sacrifice fly during the third inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)

And what’s equally impressive is that he broke this record with a clutch bases-clearing triple in the top of the eight inning to give the Guardians a 9-5 lead over the Royals. Oh, and he hasn’t swung and missed this season.

Is there anything this kid can’t do?

Most old school fans of baseball don’t hate today’s game, they despise the "boom or bust" offensive approach. Kwan refreshingly provides a breath of fresh air that prides himself as a contact-first player that’s somehow managed to make contact on every swing he’s taken this season. 

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits a three-RBI triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, April 11, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo.

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits a three-RBI triple during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Kansas City Royals, Monday, April 11, 2022 in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

That’s 19 plate appearances with solid contact because he’s also flexing on baseball with a .692 batting average and an OPS of 1.789. He’s not just slapping balls in the infield for outs — he’s raking. Obviously, he won’t maintain this because it’s the big leagues and players always make adjustments to outlier talents, but we have to give Steven Kwan his credit for what he’s accomplishing thus far.

Here’s video of ALL 15 times Steven Kwan reached base the first week of the season:

CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP

And while Kwan is snatching souls from baseball teams around the league, he’s also nabbing a base (literally) from every ballpark he plays at so far.

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan is congratulated after scoring against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 11, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo.

Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan is congratulated after scoring against the Kansas City Royals during the first inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 11, 2022, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)