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Travis Bazzana has made Australian sporting history, recruited with the No.1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft. The big-hitting left-hander from Sydney is the first Australian player to be taken in the first round of the draft, let alone the top choice. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced on Monday morning that the Cleveland Guardians had chosen the second base, currently playing for Oregon State University. There was no doubt that Bazzana would be recruited in the top five picks.
Baseball Australia chief executive Glenn Williams has known Bazzana since he was a child and said the infielder had massive potential. “He could be a generational talent,” Williams said. The Guardians’ scouting report described the “compact and strong” Bazzana as having “plenty of bat speed, with an advanced approach at the plate and significant raw power”. “A proven hitter against both lefties and righties, he is also a plus runner and a legitimate base-stealing threat,” it went on.
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