From ‘nappies at the ballpark’ to the MLB: how Australia’s Travis Bazzana made baseball’s big league
Travis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year. Photograph: Jason Miller/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTravis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year. Every time he’s on first base, every play in the infield, he’s locked in.”Despite being a rookie, the 24-year-old has excelled in the Guardians’ late surge for a spot in the MLB playoffs.
- ▪Travis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year.
- ▪Photograph: Jason Miller/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTravis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year.
- ▪Every time he’s on first base, every play in the infield, he’s locked in.”Despite being a rookie, the 24-year-old has excelled in the Guardians’ late surge for a spot in the MLB playoffs.
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Travis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year. Photograph: Jason Miller/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenTravis Bazzana became the first Australian top pick in Major League Baseball’s 2024 amateur draft, debuting for the Cleveland Guardians earlier this year. Photograph: Jason Miller/Getty ImagesMLBFrom ‘nappies at the ballpark’ to the MLB: how Australia’s Travis Bazzana made baseball’s big leagueThe 24-year-old has taken his attention to detail from lining up bats and helmets as a toddler to helping the Cleveland Guardians towards the playoffsJoseph D'HippolitoFri 18 Sep 2026 11.00 EDTLast modified on Fri 18 Sep 2026 11.02 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleWhen Sydney’s…
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