Guardians Snub Top Prospect for Debut

0:00It's April 18th, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News Today, your AI-powered baseball briefing. Last week, the Cleveland Guardians had a spot to fill due to infield or Gabriel Aureus going down with an injury that sidelines him for at least eight weeks. Instead of calling up their former number one overall pick from the 2024 draft, Travis Bazzana, they went with Prospect Juan Brito for his big league debut against the Kansas City Royals. Bazzana, the 23-year-old Australian infielder, stayed put in triple A with the Columbus Clippers, and he made a statement in his latest, game going two for four with a walk. Fans were pretty vocal about the snub, feeling like the top prospect deserved the shot, but the front office sees he still needs seasoning at the highest minor league level before jumping to the majors. In that game, he ripped two singles over 99 miles per hour off the bat, including one at 110.3, scored twice on homers, behind him, and drew his ninth walk of the season after

1:03fouling off strikes. On the year, he's hitting 222 with a 333 on base, and opts of 666, showing Sally played discipline with nine walks against 11 strikeouts. The Guardians are playing the long game to build him right for when he does arrive.