The improbable story of Steven Kwan: A Gold Glove Rookie Season for the Cleveland Guardians

The rise of Steven Kwan, "This is far beyond anything that
I could have even possibly dreamed of." "Me coming out of college would be crazily shocked about where he is now."

His career started with a hit in Kansas City and 5 hits in a game 3 days later. Kwan saw 116 pitches into his MLB career before his first swing and miss. He later hit his first home run at Progressive Field on May 5th, and first career grand slam vs. Texas Rangers on September 25th, the day the Guardians clinched the AL Central championship.

Steven Kwan led all AL rookies in hits (168) and runs (89), and he owned the second-highest fWAR of left fielders in the Majors (4.4). And for the Guardians, Kwan was the leadoff hitter, leading his team in average (.298) and on-base percentage (.373), while drawing the second-most walks on the squad (62). Kwan finished 3rd in AL Rookie of the Year voting.

His remarkable catches in left field vs. Colorado Rockies, Seattle Mariners and Baltimore Orioles led to him winning a AL Gold Glove.

Also hear from manager, Terry Francona and teammates, Triston McKenzie, Cal Quantrill, Shane Bieber, Myles Straw, Konnor Pilkington, Nolan Jones, Josh Naylor about what makes Steven Kwan a great MLB Player.

00:00 - Spring Training
00:39 - First Career Hit
02:30 - Guardians Fans
02:55 - First Walk-off
03:45 - First Home Run
05:00 - Diving catch in Colorado
06:40 - 18-Game Hit Streak
07:40 - Diving catch in Seattle
09:07 - First Grand Slam

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