Meet Travis Bazzana, the Newest Guardian
The Bazzmanian Devil arrives
Feb 24, 2026; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Cleveland Guardians second baseman Travis Bazzana against the Los Angeles Dodgers during a spring training game at Camelback Ranch-Glendale. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images | Mark J.
Rebilas-Imagn Images Travis Bazzana will make his debut at second base for the Cleveland Guardians tonight in Cleveland. Bazzana is, as you may have heard from Australia. He was also, you may have heard, the first overall pick in the 2024 MLB draft.
He played college ball at Oregon State, and has put up a 138 wRC, 24/17 K/BB%, 25/29 in stolen base attempts, with a . 252/. 391/.
435 slashline. His batted ball data and plate discipline metrics are very good, as outlined by Eli Ben-Porat on Twitter: Travis Bazzana does everything at a high level. Aggressive against fastballs, passive against non-fastballs, makes a lot of contact, 55 grade or better power.