#Guardians #MLB #StevenKwan #AAPI
I'm not one to tout players on opposing teams but I'll make an exception for Steven Kwan who is a "local boy" born in Los Gatos & raised in Fremont, who currently plays for the Cleveland Guardians and who is the only American-born Asian that I know of who is currently playing in the MLB.
There may be another but the only other other American-born Asian that I can recall who played recently in the MLB (there are a couple others in the distant past) was Kurt Suzuki who retired in 2022. All of the rest that I know of -- Otani etc, -- are foreign born.
Steven went 2 for 4 (including a HR) in yesterday's game vs the #Giants & is currently leading BOTH leagues in the MLB with a .365 BA.
His road to the MLB was a rocky one and has worked hard to get where he currently is in his career in the MLB. His bio on Wiki is an interesting read.
You can find it here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steven_Kwan