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Guardians to Call-up Travis Bazzana, 2024 No. 1 Overall Pick
The 23-year-old second baseman hit .287 with 2 home runs and 10 RBIs in Triple-A before Cleveland promoted him.
- The Cleveland Guardians are calling up top prospect Travis Bazzana, who could make his major-league debut tonight against the Tampa Bay Rays at Progressive Field.
- Selected with the first pick in the 2024 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Oregon State, the 23-year-old infielder has steadily ascended through the minor league ranks, including stints in Triple-A Columbus.
- Bazzana has displayed strong performance metrics in Columbus, slashing.287/.422/.511 with two home runs and 10 RBIs in 24 games, while recording 21 walks and 25 strikeouts.
- Juan Brito, batting.176 with 17 strikeouts in 51 at-bats, is expected to be sent down to make room for Bazzana to take over as full-time second baseman.
- Positioned as a long-term addition, Bazzana aims to spark an offense tied for 19th in MLB with 118 runs as the team seeks their third consecutive American League Central title.
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Bazzana’s trip to The Show a whirlwind journey — for the whole family!
CLEVELAND — With Triple-A Columbus rained out in Buffalo on Saturday, Travis Bazzana and some of his Clippers teammates made a quick trip north of the border. The Guardians and Blue Jays were squaring off in Toronto, and Bazzana and Co. decided to go catch a ballgame. Sitting inside Rogers Centre that afternoon, Bazzana surveyed the action, “almost like seeing myself out there.” The 23-year-old, who was one step from reaching the big leagues, t…
Cleveland Guardians prospect Travis Bazzana — the No. 1 draft pick in 2024 — will make his MLB debut tonight
Travis Bazzana, the No. 1 pick in the 2024 amateur draft, was set to make his major league debut for the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday night after being called up from Triple-A Columbus.
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