Travis Bazzana's MLB debut had the weirdest ending for the Guardians
The hype was rising, only for it to be rejected.
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The Cleveland Guardians trailed the Tampa Bay Rays , 1-0, and Angel Martinez doubled with two outs in the bottom of the ninth. In stepped Travis Bazzana, the former No. 1 overall pick making his MLB debut.
Bazzana's family was in town from Australia. A whole ballpark rose to its feet in anticipation. Up to that point, Bazzana had struck out, flown out to left-center, and walked.
This was his chance at a heroic ending to his first major league game. He went ahead in the count 2-0, and that's when things got weird. Instead of continuing to pitch to Bazzana, the Rays held up four fingers and put him on first base with an intentional walk.