In the course of the Cleveland Guardians’ win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, Stephen Kwan was compelled to go away early with a wrist harm, and his participation within the subsequent sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels is in query.
Is Stephen Kwan injured?
Steven Kwan has been a vivid gentle in what has been a fairly darkish season for the Cleveland Guardians, particularly with regards to outfield efficiency.
So when Kwan needed to be faraway from the Guardian’s closing collection in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers, many had been involved about what this meant for the Cleveland-based franchise.
In accordance with stories, Kwan was compelled to withdraw from the event attributable to “irritation in his proper wrist,” which he mentioned was the results of ignoring indicators of ache earlier than the sport.
The 27-year-old has been in nice form in 2025, hitting .311/.371/.425 with a .796 OPS up to now, underscoring his significance to Cleveland.
Kwan is at the moment the second-best hitter on the Guardians’ roster, rating simply behind Jose Ramirez in Cleveland’s total rankings.
The Guardians received the ultimate sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers, however misplaced the complete collection 2-1 to their Los Angeles opponents.
This implies the Guardians at the moment sit in fourth place within the American League with a document of 30 wins and 25 losses, the identical document as the 2 groups beneath them, the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros.
Will Steven Kwan not play in Guardians vs. Angels?
After enjoying in opposition to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Guardians will play a three-game collection in opposition to the Los Angeles Angels, so there isn’t any doubt that Kwan will play within the subsequent collection in opposition to one other Los Angeles-based crew.
Cleveland Guardians supervisor Stephen Vogt has given a much-awaited replace on Kwan’s present harm standing, which is nice information for supporters.
Stephen Vogt mentioned: “He was feeling some discomfort in his wrist so we did not need to take any probabilities. He felt it whereas he was swinging and he has 48 hours till his subsequent sport.
“We felt it was the suitable choice to take him out of there, however he ought to and he needs to be okay to be out on Friday.”
Vogt expects Kwan to return in time for the Guardians-Angels sport, giving Cleveland an enormous enhance heading into the season opener.
The Angels are at the moment on a dismal five-game shedding streak, with two losses to the Miami Marlins and three to the New York Yankees.
This disappointing efficiency implies that the crew, which as soon as received the World Collection, has fallen to twelfth place within the American League and at the moment has a adverse document of 25 wins and 30 losses.
The final matchup within the collection between the Guardians and Angels happened from April 4-6, with the Los Angeles-based crew profitable 2-1 total at Angel Stadium in Anaheim, California.
Equally, the Angels might be with out a star participant attributable to harm as Mike Trout nears a full return from harm, however this collection might be too quickly for the ninth-highest paid participant in MLB.
