CLEVELAND -- The Guardians placed Steven Kwan on the bereavement/family medical emergency list, and in a corresponding move on Friday selected fellow outfielder Stuart Fairchild from Triple-A Columbus.
The Guardians also transferred infielder Gabriel Arias (left hamstring strain) from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day IL.
A player may spend three to seven days on the bereavement/family medical emergency list, meaning Kwan could miss the entirety of this weekend’s series against the Red Sox at Progressive Field.
The Guardians will open a three-game series against the Yankees in New York on Tuesday.
The Guardians signed Fairchild to a Minor League deal on Dec. 20, and he was a non-roster invitee in Spring Training -- during which he also represented Chinese Taipei in the World Baseball Classic. The 30-year-old has played 277 career games in the Majors with the D-backs, Mariners, Giants, Reds and Braves (including 28 contests for Atlanta in 2025).
Fairchild has experience playing each outfield spot, having made 112 career appearances in center field, 82 in left and 73 in right. He hits right-handed; the Guardians have just three other righty-only hitters on their active roster in David Fry, Austin Hedges and Rhys Hoskins.
Over 40 games with Columbus this season, Fairchild slashed .289/.417/.479 with eight doubles, two triples, five home runs and 26 walks with 32 strikeouts. He made 13 appearances in center, 12 in right and eight in left.
Fairchild has slashed .223/.305/.384 over his career in the Majors, which includes a .246/.343/.404 slash line in 329 plate appearances against left-handed pitching. He made his MLB debut with the D-backs on July 6, 2021, as a pinch-runner for current Guardians manager Stephen Vogt.