{"id":485281,"date":"2024-07-15T04:58:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=485281"},"modified":"2024-07-15T04:10:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T08:10:19","slug":"guardians-select-travis-bazzana-as-the-no-1-pick-in-mlb-draft-2024","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/guardians-select-travis-bazzana-as-the-no-1-pick-in-mlb-draft-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians select Travis Bazzana as the No. 1 pick in MLB Draft 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians made history by selecting Travis Bazzana as the No. 1 pick in Sunday night&#8217;s MLB Draft. The Oregon State star, overwhelmed with emotion, described the moment as &#8220;unbelievable&#8221; and beyond words.<\/p>\n<p>Bazzana&#8217;s 2024 season stats are indeed remarkable. The Pac-12 Player of the Year batted .407 with 28 home runs and 66 RBIs, leading the Beavers to a super regional as the No. 15 national seed, where they lost to second-seeded Kentucky. Bazzana, the first second baseman ever selected with the No. 1 overall pick, set an Oregon State single-season record with 84 runs and a slugging percentage of .911. Additionally, he stole 16 bases and had an on-base percentage of .568, earning consensus first-team All-America honors.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">TRAVIS BAZZANA, NO MATTER WHAT. \ud83d\udcdd<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForTheLand?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ForTheLand<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6B0k7XGQX5\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/6B0k7XGQX5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CleGuardians\/status\/1812627385121972272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This selection marked the first time Cleveland had the top overall pick, which they earned by winning the draft lottery despite not having the worst regular-season record last year.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">THE MOMENT TRAVIS BAZZANA GOES NO. 1! \u26be\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>The Aussie 2B is heading to Cleveland after the Guardians take him with the first pick of the 2024 MLB Draft! \ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddfa<\/p>\n<p>Watch the MLB Draft live on ESPN 2! \ud83d\udcfa<\/p>\n<p>Watch our chat with Travis here! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Xo2uCP3Bog\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/Xo2uCP3Bog<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VXT4TyLFue\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/VXT4TyLFue<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 ESPN Australia &amp; NZ (@ESPNAusNZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ESPNAusNZ\/status\/1812629899141861863?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 14, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Following Bazzana, the Cincinnati Reds drafted Wake Forest right-hander Chase Burns, who led Division I with 191 strikeouts in 100 innings, frequently reaching over 100 miles per hour with his fastballs.<\/p>\n<p>The Colorado Rockies picked Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon, who led Division I with 37 home runs and a .433 batting average in 2024. Condon attributed his development to hard work and trusting the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cleveland Guardians made history by selecting Travis Bazzana as the No. 1 pick in Sunday night&#8217;s MLB Draft. 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