CLEVELAND — Guardians leadoff hitter and left fielder Steven Kwan took batting follow on Friday for the primary time since hurting his left hamstring and occurring the injured record.
Kwan was main the AL in hitting when he was pulled from a Might 4 sport with tightness in his hamstring. He acquired harm whereas chasing after a fly ball down the left-field line.
The 2-time Gold Glove winner was positioned on the 15-day IL on Might 6, and the group mentioned on the time it might be at the very least 4 weeks earlier than he returned to the lineup.
“He is progressing properly,” supervisor Stephen Vogt mentioned earlier than Friday’s collection opener in opposition to Minnesota. “Nonetheless haven’t got a timetable, however the truth that he is already again to baseball exercise is an efficient signal. He is feeling properly and been operating comparatively pain-free, so he is on a great monitor’
The Guardians have managed to remain atop the AL Central with out Kwan, who was batting .353 with 47 hits, three homers and 11 RBI earlier than he acquired harm.
Kwan handled hamstring accidents whereas at Oregon State.
The 26-year-old Kwan has develop into one of many league’s greatest top-of-the-order hitters in simply over two seasons. He batted .298 as a rookie and .268 final season whereas taking part in 158 video games.
