Guardians call up Australian top draft pick Travis Bazzana for MLB debut

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bazzana-travis/hdbKIfID/"]Bazzana[/a], 23, is a Sydney, Australia native and the only top draft pick in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cleveland-guardians/4K05MrFG/"]Cleveland[/a]'s franchise history. Rookie [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/brito-juan/dbvbj08G/"]Juan Brito[/a] will be optioned to Triple-A after struggling in his time with the Guardians this year, as Bazzana will take his place at second base.[/p][embed guid="fe098e7c-15e8-46df-a8a8-d0e2c5416285" url="https://x.com/MLB/status/2048940124272996728?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Bazzana was hitting .287 with two home runs and 10 RBI in 24 games for Triple-A [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/columbus-clippers/0MxYtSP4/"]Columbus[/a] this season. He has a fantastic .933 OPS, along with 21 walks, 11 doubles, two triples, and eight stolen bases on 10 attempts.[/p][p]He was part of Team Australia in the 2026 World Baseball Classic before this season, in which he hit .188 with one home run and two RBI. [/p][p]The Guardians are currently second in the American League Central division with a 15-15 record and sit half a game back of the first-place Detroit Tigers (15-14). [/p][embed guid="faf2613f-e984-4098-b7c4-c2f95b3a2e77" url="https://x.com/WBCBaseball/status/2029421023032910055?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]