FORT WORTH, Texas—Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians with the No. 1 pick in Major League Baseball’s amateur draft on Sunday night, and three players from Wake Forest were selected in the top 10.
A former cricket, rugby, and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball for Oregon State, the 21-year-old Bazzana hit .407 with 28 homers and 66 RBIs this season. He became the first Australian and first second baseman taken No. 1.
