Travis Bazzana has made Australian sporting history as the first baseballer to be recruited with the No.1 major league draft pick.
Travis Bazzana has made Australian sporting history, recruited with the No.1 pick in the 2024 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.
" The previous-highest Australian selection was pitcher Josh Spence, taken in the third round of the 2009 draft. Bazzana had an exceptional .407 batting average this season for Oregon State, with 28 homers and 66 runs batted in. Baseball's top pick this year had a slot value of $US10.5 million under the bonus pools system that began in 2012.
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