CLEVELAND, Ohio — Four consecutive Gold Gloves Awards in four MLB seasons isn’t enough to win baseball’s ultimate defensive honor? That’s the head-scratching reality facing Guardians outfielder Steven Kwan after Bobby Witt Jr. captured the American League Platinum Glove Award.

On the latest Cleveland Baseball Talk Podcast, beat reporters Paul Hoynes and Joe Noga didn’t mince words about the snub, expressing disbelief that Kwan’s defensive brilliance wasn’t enough to secure the league’s top defensive honor.

“I thought Kwan deserved it,” Hoynes stated plainly. “He’s been in the league four years, he’s won four straight Gold Gloves. We know what he can do in left field. Great in defensive runs saved, great in assists.”

While both hosts acknowledged Witt’s excellence, they struggled to unde

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