Guardians take 2B Travis Bazzana with top pick in draft

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Picking first in the MLB Draft on Sunday night, the Cleveland Guardians did what most pundits expected and selected Oregon State second baseman Travis Bazzana.

The 2024 Pac-12 Player of the Year, Bazzana batted .407 with 28 homers and 66 RBIs for the Beavers, who advanced to a super regional as the No. 15 national seed before losing a three-game series at s