With Steven Kwan flirting with a .400 batting average, who has come the closest to reaching the milestone and supplanting Ted Williams as the last to do it?
For about half an hour Thursday, Cleveland Guardians left fielder Steven Kwan was hitting .400. Sure, there are caveats involved, like the fact Kwan was appearing in just his 46th game of the season and currently does not qualify for the batting title. But it's also late June and .400 is .400. Kwan's average entering Friday — .396 — is 74 points ahead of American League qualified leader Bobby Witt Jr. Clearly, what Kwan is doing is special. It's also on the verge of historic.
354Won the batting title? YesWon MVP? No Arráez was a hitting machine for the first half of 2023, his chase for .400 stretching the longest in more than 20 years. He was still hitting .381 by the end of July, but a .236 mark in August ended his bid. It wasn't enough to stop him from winning another batting crown, however. In the process, the former Twin became the first player in MLB history to lead each league in hitting in consecutive seasons. 5.
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