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Guardians’ Steven Kwan Ties Franchise Record In 2024 Home Opener Win

With his 3-for-4 performance on Monday against Chicago, the Cleveland outfielder now has four three-hit games in the Guardians’ first 10 contests.
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Apr 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) after they defeated the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field.
Apr 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) after they defeated the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. | © David Dermer-USA TODAY Sports

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On a once-in-a-lifetime day at Progressive Field, the Cleveland Guardians won their 2024 home opener with a 4-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox.

While José Ramírez made franchise history with his 174th career home run as a Cleveland third baseman, he was not the only Guardians player to make franchise history on Monday.

Steven Kwan had a game-high three hits, tallying his third three-hit game in the team’s last four contests.

According to Stathead, the Guardians left fielder tied a Cleveland franchise record with his fourth three-hit game in the team’s first 10 contests of the season. Kwan is the sixth Cleveland player to achieve this feat, and the first since former catcher and current Guardians first base coach Sandy Alomar Jr.

Apr 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) after they defeated the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field.
Apr 8, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan (38) celebrates with shortstop Brayan Rocchio (4) after they defeated the Chicago White Sox at Progressive Field. | © David Dermer-USA TODAY Sports

The other five players to reach this mark for Cleveland are Reggie Jefferson (1993), Lyn Lary (1937), Hall-of-Famer Tris Speaker (1922), and Bill Bradley (1904).

So far this season, the 26-year-old leads MLB with 18 hits, and ranks eighth in the league with a .383 batting average. After scoring on Ramírez’s two-run home run in the bottom of the fifth inning on Monday, Kwan now ranks tied for third in MLB with 11 runs scored in the Guardians’ first 10 games.

He also has two doubles, one home run, three RBI, one stolen base, and an .885 OPS so far this year, while currently leading Cleveland with 23 total bases.

Up next, the Guardians will look to extend their five-game winning streak, the longest active streak in MLB, when they play the second game of their three-game home series against the White Sox tomorrow night at 6:10 p.m.

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Logan Potosky
LOGAN POTOSKY

Logan Potosky is an aspiring play-by-play sports broadcaster who, to date, has called approximately 350+ hours of professional, college, and high school sporting events. He is currently the Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Lake County Captains, the High-A Affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He graduated from John Carroll University in May of 2023 with a degree in Communication, with a concentration in Digital Media, and a minor in Entrepreneurship.

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