Stephen Kwan (27, Cleveland Guardians), who had a hit in 16 of 17 games after returning from injury, is expected to rank No. 1 in batting average within this week.
Kwan had a batting average of 0.390 with seven home runs, 23 RBIs, 46 runs and 78 hits in 49 games of the season until the 24th (Korea time), and an on-base percentage of 0.448 OPS of 1.023.
Cleveland batters must play at least 233 at-bats by Monday to be recognized as an official record. Kwan had 222 at-bats through Sunday.
In other words, Kwan’s at-bat is only 11 at-bats away. Given that Kwan is serving as Cleveland’s leadoff, it is expected to be achieved within this week.
Meeting Kwan’s at-bat means ranking first in the batting average. Currently, Shohei Ohtani (30), who ranks first in the overall batting average of 0.321, is the highest in the Major League. 토토사이트 추천
Although he has yet to play at-bat due to his injury, Kwan’s batting average is remarkably high. He has a batting average of 0.390.
Kwan hit .353 before his injury and raised his batting average by more than 3.5 percent after his return. He hit all but one of the games he played this month.
Kwan also had 16 strikeouts while garnering 19 walks. He did not have many walks, but he also had extremely few strikeouts. Accordingly, his on-base percentage is also among the highest.
In addition, he has displayed strength in this season. Kwan made multi hits including his seventh homer of the season in the game against the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday.
He has already exceeded six home runs in 2022 and five home runs last year. In his third year in the Major League, he is showing the maximum that a sophisticated hitter can show.
Kwan’s batting performance is on the rise in Cleveland. Cleveland is leading the American League with 49 wins and 26 losses and a 0.653 win rate for this season.
Of course, it is not easy for Kwan to challenge for the batting average of 0.400 for this season. Since Ted Williams in 1941, various sophisticated hitters have tried for the .400 mark, but all failed.
If he continues his upward trajectory, he will highly likely acquire his first title since his Major League debut. He has also displayed outstanding defense in the outfield.
In his third year in the Major League, Kwan is showing off his peak performance. He will rank No. 1 overall batting average next week.
