"The Best Deal Is the One You Don't Make Award: The Cleveland Guardians hold Steven Kwan." Passan handed out awards from the 2025 MLB trade deadline, and the Guardians' decision to keep Kwan earned an award from Passan.

The asking price was too high for contenders who turned to other outfielders, keeping the Steven Kwan in Cleveland despite the team trading away Shane Bieber and Paul Sewald.

The Guardians secured a walk-off win against the Minnesota Twins with an RBI single by Kyle Manzardo, boosting team morale. CLEVELAND — Guardians All-Star left fielder Steven Kwan experienced quite a day of uncertainty on July 31.