Bazzana became the first second baseman to be selected with the top pick in MLB history and the first Australian drafted in the first round
Bazzana is the first second baseman to be drafted with the top overall pick and is also the first Australian to be selected in the first round of the MLB draft.
The Cleveland Guardians take Oregon State 2B Travis Bazzana with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2024 MLB Draft.Bazzana grew up playing both cricket and baseball, but made the full-time transition to baseball at 15 years old after moving to the US. “I was more passionate about it,” Bazzana. “If there was extra time for me to put practice into something, it was baseball and I loved it and I’d say I was probably a little better at baseball than I was at cricket. So, it made it a little easier.
Cleveland had the top pick for the first time since the draft began in 1965, winning a weighted lottery in December despite having a 2% chance. The lottery began last year as part of a collective bargaining agreement provision to discourage struggling teams from deliberately trying for a top draft pick by getting rid of veterans.
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