It took rookie Steven Kwan until his sixth MLB career game this season to swing-and-miss for the first time.
The Guardians center fielder had a historic opening weekend. Kwan got to base 18 times in five games, something that hasn’t been done since 1901. He reached base three times on Tuesday, still never swinging and missing. Well, that was until Wednesday afternoon against the Reds.
It took Kwan 116 pitches in the majors to swing-and-miss for the first time, which becomes the longest streak out of players who have debuted since 2000. The previous best was 100 pitches by David Fletcher.