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Cleveland’s second baseman is no longer only a product of Australia’s baseball system. During his first MLB season, Travis Bazzana has become one of its most visible demonstrations of what that system can produce.
After sitting against Kansas City lefty Daniel Lynch on August 29, Travis Bazzana ’s late-season challenge is becoming clearer: not whether Cleveland believes in him, but how much of the adjustment it wants to make on...
The Cleveland rookie absorbed José Ramírez’s line drive on Wednesday, then returned to second base two days later — a small but significant durability checkpoint in the thick of his first MLB season.
The Australian infielder delivered another two-RBI performance on August 26, helping Cleveland overturn a three-run deficit and complete a three-game sweep in Anaheim.
The Australian second baseman’s fourth-inning extra-base hit did not decide Cleveland’s 8-6, 10-inning win over the Angels, but it turned a five-run hole into a contest and provided another useful sign of his offensiv...
The Australian second baseman’s leaping grab against Colorado was one play, but it fits a broader development: Bazzana is increasingly contributing to Cleveland through range, reliability and positioning as well as hi...
The Australian second baseman drove in three runs and reached base four times against Colorado, but one dazzling night is only the beginning of the stretch-run question facing Travis Bazzana.
Australia’s newest MLB regular has reached the All-Star break not by overpowering the league, but by controlling at-bats, forcing defensive decisions and giving Cleveland a reliable left-handed presence at the top of ...
The Guardians’ seven-game winning streak has sharpened MLB’s wider discussion about rookie position players influencing pennant races. For Cleveland, Travis Bazzana’s contribution is less about one decisive hit than h...