Aussie Sensation Bazzana Debuts in MLB

0:00It's April 29th. Welcome in. This is MLB News Today, where baseball meets AI. Travis Bazzana, the number one overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft, steps up to the big leaks tonight with the Cleveland Guardians. The 23-year-old Aussie makes his debut against the Tampa Bay rays, batting seventh and sliding in his second base after getting called up. From Triple A Columbus, he replaces Juan Brito, who's headed back down to Columbus. Bazzana has been tearing it up in the international league, hitting 287 with two homers, 10 RBIs, and eight steals over 24 games. He's leading the league, with nine doubles and tied for tops and extra base hits at 15, plus he's reached base in his last 13 straight. His folks, Gary and Jenny, flew in from Australia just in time, catching the news after his team's double header Sunday. Mom was all smiles and tears, dad straight up shocked and pumped. Managers Stephen Vogue calls it perfect timing for a team that's lost three in a row and sits with the major's fifth worst average at 230.

1:03Bazzana is the 14th from his draft class to hit the show, ninth position player and seventh top 10 pick. He bounced back from an oblique injury last year that sideline him two months, build confidence in Triple A and flash power in the World Baseball. Classic with a Homer for Australia. Guardian see him as that spark with pop to all fields, speed on the bases and solid glove work. First Aussie ever drafted number one, his call up highlights baseball's global boom, especially with the game airing live down under tonight.