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“Every hitter goes through spurts where they’re not themselves, but Kwanny was swinging the bat well right before the injury happened,” Vogt said.
The Guardians also announced that pitchers Tanner Bibee and Matthew Boyd would not start again until the ALDS, which begins on Oct. 5. Vogt said both would throw simulated games over the next nine days.
Ben Lively, Gavin Williams, Alex Cobb and rookie Joey Cantillo are also being considered to be part of the rotation during the best-of-five series.
“We wanted to get our rotation set up for the postseason and didn’t feel like Tanner or Matt had to pitch another regular-season game,” Vogt explained. “All of our options are still open.”
With Kwan returning, Cleveland optioned outfielder Myles Straw to Triple-A Columbus before wrapping up its two-game series.
Straw had been the team’s center fielder the past two-plus seasons before he was optioned to the minors at the end of spring training. The 29-year-old was recalled last week and got off to a rough start by getting picked off as a pinch-runner in his first appearance.
