BASICS:

Born: September 5, 1997

Jersey Number: 38

Bats: Left

Throws: Left

Position: LF

Drafted: 2018 by the Guardians, Round 5, Pick 163

MLB Debut: April 7, 2022

Teams: Guardians (2018-present)

Twitter/Instagram: @skwanzaa

2024 STATS:

Games: 122

Batting Average: 0.292

OBP: 0.368

SLG: 0.425

OPS: 0.793

Runs: 83

Hits: 140

Doubles: 16

Triples: 3

Home Runs: 14

RBIs: 44

Stolen Bases: 12

CAREER STATS:

Games: 427

Batting Average: 0.285

OBP: 0.359

SLG: 0.396

OPS: 0.755

Runs: 265

Hits: 479

Doubles: 77

Triples: 17

Home Runs: 25

RBIs: 150

Stolen Bases: 13

2024 AWARDS:

All Star

Gold Glove

CAREER AWARDS:

Gold Glove – 2022, 2023

Play of the Week – 6/19/22, 8/28/22

AL Rookie of the Month – April and September 2022

AL Player of the Week – 9/25/22

THINGS YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW:

He recently got engaged.

He played baseball at Oregon State with Adley Rutschman.

He is a Warriors fan, so I guess everyone has flaws.

He likes playing chess.

His favorite movie is Benchwarmers.

He admires Buster Posey and Ichiro Suzuki.

2024 HIGHLIGHTS:

He got three hits in Game 5 of the ALDS

He made a catch with 40% probability

He got four hits in one game

His hitting in the first half of the season was amazing

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

His first play of the week

His second play of the week

WHY I LOVE HIM:

He's a good player and seems like such a great guy. It's crazy that he was a rookie just two years ago and now he seems to be one of the leaders on the team.

PAST PLAYERS:

11/11: José Ramírez 11/18: Tanner Bibee 11/25: Josh Naylor 12/2: Shane Bieber

2 comments
  1. I grew up right where he was born and I know Giants fans love to mention Kwan is from the bay. Part of me worries how much he’d prefer to go back home, especially since that would make him less likely to take the discount we may need him to take to be here long term.

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