MLB all-star Steven Kwan talks representation, love for the game, Bay Area food
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- From Fremont, California to the major leagues -- and now just named as a starter for this year's MLB all-star game. We’re hearing from Steven Kwan, who currently holds the highest batting average in the league at .364.
ABC7 News anchor Dion Lim talked to Steven about representation in sports, his favorite Bay Area food spots, and his love for the game.
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Steven kwan so inspirational 😢
Definitely
Both Ohtani and Kwan have made it but completely different paths. I'd say what Kwan has done is quite remarkable in that he came through the American system, being an Asian American he could've easily have been overlooked, having to deal with the racism, proving himself must not have been easy, plus the Asian culture of going into a more secure profession, yet he still made it despite all of this and starting in an All-Star game having the highest batting average. He doesn't get enough shine.
Let's go Steven Kwan. We Asian Americans are with you.
You guys are not alone rooting for Steven. Everybody loves a hard-working, modest, hustling little guy who doesn't strike out - and is a role model for their kids. It's great that you have a special connection to this young man, but Steven is a hero to kids of all races and nationalities. My first hero was Black and spoke a different language - Roberto Clemente. Long before some people in society tried to teach 6-year-old me about how other people were "different," I was imitating his batting stance (and his accent) and wanted to be just like him. Steven Kwan is doing the same thing for a new generation of American kids.
@@MrPerfesser awesome. 👍
As a big Giants fan, I would love for them to get Kwan. Watching him play against the Giants last week you can tell this guy is the next great leadoff hitter!
Get ur own lead off hitter
What he is accomplishing this season is remarkable.
Why? Arraez did it last year and better.
@@johnhishon9473Ah trolling. Must be fun.
@@johnhishon9473 One of the most idiotic comments I've read
@@Harold-f9g It is correct. Arraez at this point last year was batting .383
@@johnhishon4795lmfao, arraez had 10 home runs to finish the season. Kwan has 10 at the all star break. Kwan will give you a gold glove every season, maybe a platinum glove.
You are a true imbecile.
A hero not only for Asians but also for short ppl 😂🫡
He's 5'9". Is that short?
Dude is a pro sports all star and his mom is still concerned about him attaining a degree lmaooo so asian
So tiger
As a Guardian fan, we love Steven Kwan here in Cleveland. He's obviously talented player but also very humble. I hope he retires as a Guardian!
LET'S GO KWAN! Parents sound great.
Steven’s dad is a legend
who is he?
Go Steve! You’re a joy to watch & an inspiring for many for your determination, dedication & enthusiasm for ⚾️. Btw, this is also true for the Guard as a team. Pure baseball fun. Thank you.
The questions towards the end though... Of course he would if he grew up a Giants but do you have to ask it?
He can't throw shade to the organization that believed in him first and cuts his checks. He's on his way becoming a star on a team that's in first. Don't start controversy for him.
The guy doesn't strike out. He's like a Tony Gwynn junior!
He will always be good because he plays to his strengths.
I love you Steven ❤
I think representation in sports is going to depend more on parents tbh...just going off the astounded reaction this reporter had to hearing Kwan's parents didn't literally force him to go the traditional route like most of them are forced to lol
Not bashing the safe option but supporting kids to follow their own path isn't the end of the world either.
That's super rare with Asian parents, especially if the parents are first generation immigrants.
Seems like his parents experienced that first hand and were determined not to raise Steven the same way.
Great video. Awesome!
he's a huge inspiration for many young people. good job steven.
HE IS THE BEST VERSION OF HIMSELF AND JUST GETTING BETTER. JUST STAY HEALTHY MR KWAN.
Down to earth and very respectable!
Steven Kwan is so fun to watch
Love this!!
364 is nothing to sneeze about. higher than Judge / Shohei who are long ballers. you get 2 - 3 guys that hits like him is a new ball game for a team. because he doesn't hit many H.R.'s he is not on front pages.
Guy honed in on the fundamentals and little things of baseball bc he knew he wasn’t going to be a big hr guy, short little people remember this he is a groundbreaker being an Asian American superstar, I hope he continues to play at this high level for a long time and will be fun seeing him in the post season, keep that batting average sky high
yessirski bay area east asian represent baby steven really a name for greatness
😂 I'm so happy for Kwan that his parents supported him.
🥶 My Asian dad's choices were doctor, lawyer, businessman.
🌺 Never played any ball w/me. I became a truck driver 😂
Steven proved there's always an Asian better than you. He's a native Cali boy, he will look damn good in Dodgers blue.
Should be mentioned in AL MVP talks
he is a perfect Giant!
Shohei doesn’t represent Asian Americans. This guy does.
I've never heard any other interview of baseball all star about the major of their degree lol
Giants need to bring him home when he become a FA!!!
🎉 Steve Kwan's jersey number is 38. That's crazy. Literally.
🥶 In Mandarin Chinese 38 is _san_ _ba_ (three eight).
😶🌫️ To call someone crazy you'll say SAN BA. He's _san_ _ba._ 😁😂
ASIAN AMERICA..... SHOWS SHOHEI?? since when is that guy american?
People should get over this fascination with college degrees.
helluva a man.
侍ジャパンにほしい戦力。
Proud of u bro… Asian American being a doctor or academic is bad in America… haha 🤣
I don't care what race he is. Kwan is an incredible ballplayer that got his mlb roster spot through skill and hard work.
Forced representation is state sanctioned racism.
We must Destroy DEI
We successfully destroyed affirmative action.
We must destroy hamfisted forced diversity.
How do you make sure we don't go back to our old ways where we just hire white men over anyone else regardless of merit? Because historically that's what happened. It would just go back to that.
kinda disgree with some parts of your statement.. sure about the mlb roster spot part.. but he grew up in an era where everything you listed existed and still made it through.. (no one can be sure if he even benefited from anything you've listed while growing up...) as someone that is of a colored minority.. i see both sides of the coin for all those things you've listed.. there are situations which i believe affirmative action is needed.. for example medicine.. how many asian GP's want to live and serve a all white or all black community in the heart of the south?.. very very few.. also there are cultural and language barriers.. (esp. for example old asian grandma's that speak little english and want to talk to a doctor that understands them and not some "translator" or random nurse...)..
You just missed the point. Kwan had just about no one who looked like him in major sports he could lead him to believe he could make it. No Asian Americans. You need representation so other Asian American kids can be inspired to believe in themselves and pro sports can be an option.
@@smokeyjoewan6287 What about Ichiro Suzuki? He literally was a 7x All-Star.
@@johnhishon9473He isn’t American. Didn’t speak English. Kwan isn’t fluent in Japanese and even though his mother is. She’s also an American being born here. Did you watch the video? He even says this.
Why are people pretending like this BA of .363 is some huge advancement in the push for Asian Americans /Asians in MLB? Arraez literally had a better average at this point in the season last year than kwan does at this point this year. Also do people not know who Ichiro Suzuki is? He was a 7x All-Star.
Having an Asian American background is very different from being from Asia. Ichiro like Shohei are from Japan, the culture is completely different especially when in comes to baseball. There are different unique circumstances in various American communities and people. Like the pressures of Asian American families that don't typically respect trying to be an athlete or artist. Take Jeremy Lin and Yao Ming. They are completely different in background and personal story.
spoken like a true white man
So are we talking about the past or the present. He has the best BA in the league right now. That's the point. Only a hater could make such a dumb comment.
bang a ton of white hoes i bet
Not all Asians are the same. Japan has been producing exceptional baseball talent for a long time, but it's pretty rare for Asian Americans to succeed in the MLB.
It's like saying why is it a big deal that two of the best NBA players right now are from Central Europe when white guys like Larry Bird and Steve Nash have long since excelled in the NBA? Jokic and Doncic represent a completely new pool of talent that's starting to make its way into the NBA, and that's exciting for obvious reasons.