Kwan started in center field and went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays. Kwan had missed the last two games -- Friday was a planned day off and Saturday due to neck stiffness. He was back in the familiar leadoff spot, but less familiar is Kwan's career-low .225 average and .310 on-base percentage. A Gold Glove winner as a left fielder, Kwan has added center field to his resume this season, but manager Stephen Vogt deflected questions Saturday as to whether the new position is affecting Kwan's bat. In addition to the career lows in average and OBP, Kwan is below normal in hard-hit percentage (9.2) and average exit velocity (82.0 mph), and his percentage of weak contact has more than doubled compared to last year.
Steven Kwan: Everything you need to know
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Steven Kwan Game Log 2026
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PreseasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB3/23W 7-0210000002060003/22W 8-2220000002050003/20L 20-8200000001040003/19W 4-2201010000030023/17W 8-6300000000050003/15W 12-6311001001030033/12W 1-0300000000030003/10L 5-4301010010040023/9W 6-2322000240040083/7W 7-1211001001030033/6W 5-3200000001020003/3L 5-4210000001000003/1W 8-3221100000150012/28L 7-5210000000030002/25L 11-4301100000020012/23W 9-5301100000060012/21W 4-220000000002000
Preseason Totals 411193222591600021 -
Regular SeasonDateOppResultABRH1B2B3BHRRBIBBHBPKSBCSTB5/5L 5-3400000000040005/4L 6-2400000000040005/3L 7-1400000000030005/2W 14-6431100011140015/1W 5-4211100001020014/29W 3-1411010001030024/28L 1-0301010000030024/27L 3-2400000000070004/26L 4-2501100000080014/25L 5-3000000000000004/24W 8-6000000000000004/22L 2-0301100001060014/21W 8-5311100002040014/20L 9-2400000001050004/19W 8-4400000010060004/18W 4-2400000000080004/17L 6-4411100001060014/16W 4-2402200010060024/15L 5-3401010000030024/14W 5-2400000000050004/13W 9-3502200020060024/11W 6-0410000001051004/10L 11-5402200001060024/8W 10-2421100001080014/7W 2-1401100010030014/6L 4-2412100110020054/5W 6-5511010000080024/5L 1-0200000000160004/3W 4-1310000001050004/1W 4-1300000001040103/31L 4-1200000002030003/30W 4-2513210010051043/29L 4-0200000000010003/28W 6-5512200010040023/27L 3-1301100000030013/26W 6-450000000007000
Regular Season Totals 12815262050191521632134
Steven Kwan Splits 2026
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SplitsHRRBIHAVG1B2B3BBBHBPSBCSTBOBP
Overall 19280.211225015221360.303Home 14120.2038308100180.314Away 05160.21614207121180.293Day 0380.1635305200110.263Night 16200.238172010021250.326March 0270.292610201080.346April 16180.202134011111250.301May 0130.150300210030.261Opponent vs TOR 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 vs LAD 0 1 3 0.300 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 0.462 vs BAL 0 2 3 0.188 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0.222 vs ATH 0 1 3 0.250 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0.400 vs SEA 0 1 4 0.235 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.235 vs CHC 0 0 1 0.100 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 2 0.250 vs TB 0 0 2 0.182 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.308 vs HOU 0 0 2 0.200 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 2 0.429 vs KC 1 2 4 0.200 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 7 0.238 vs ATL 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.400 vs STL 0 2 3 0.214 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.214 Venue @ Athletics 0 1 3 0.250 3 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0.400 @ Cleveland 1 4 12 0.203 8 3 0 8 1 0 0 18 0.314 @ Seattle 0 1 4 0.235 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.235 @ Atlanta 0 0 2 0.250 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0.400 @ Los Angeles 0 1 3 0.300 2 1 0 3 0 1 1 4 0.462 @ Toronto 0 0 1 0.200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.200 @ St. Louis 0 2 3 0.214 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.214 @ Kansas City 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000
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Steven Kwan: Breaking News
Back in action Sunday
Kwan (neck) is leading off and starting in center field Sunday versus the Blue Jays. Kwan didn't start Friday and was then scratched from the lineup Saturday due to nick stiffness. However, the issue seems to have been minor given the outfielder's return to the lineup one day later. Kwan will look to get back on track at the plate after going 2-for-18 over his previous seven contests.
Scratched with neck stiffness
Kwan was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Toronto with a stiff neck, Tim Stebbins of MLB.com reports. Manager Stephen Vogt said that Kwan's absence Friday wasn't due to an injury, but a neck issue will prevent the 28-year-old from playing in Saturday's contest. Angel Martinez will shift to center field with Kwan out, opening up left field for George Valera.