[分享] 澳洲今年有望出首位MLB選秀首輪

最近滑推特的

看到俄勒岡州立大學的澳洲籍內野手Travis Bazzana

https://i.imgur.com/gbVmTFT.jpg

翻了一下目前大聯盟官網2024新秀排行榜

他高居第三

官網球探報告

Hit: 55
Power: 60
Run: 60
Arm: 50
Field: 50
Overall: 60

幾個月前大聯盟官網有撰文介紹他

https://www.mlb.com/news/travis-bazzana-looking-to-make-australian-baseball-history

Williams got the chance to watch Bazzana's development up close, too. Bazzana made his debut in the Australian Baseball League for the Sydney Blue Sox at the age of 15 -- the youngest player in the league that year. Though he made it into just one game, the season provided invaluable experience as the teenager had to play with men 10-to-15 years older than him

當初他15歲就站上澳職雪梨藍襪的賽場

是當年澳職年紀最小的球員

雖然只出賽一場

That would be the latest in a series of big moments for Australian baseball, which has never had a player drafted in he first round.

Australian-born players aren't eligible for the MLB Draft, unless they've movedto the United States, Canada or a U.S. territory such as Puerto Rico

過去澳洲球員從未在大聯盟選秀首輪入選過

當然這大部份也是因為澳洲球員多半走國際業餘球員方式加盟美職

除非跑去美國讀書

"I've represented my country in juniors a couple of times and it's been great,"Bazzana said. "And then just seeing the World Baseball Classic and the level ofcompetition and playing in the Tokyo Dome, and things of that sort, it's been adream of mine. I really want to bring Australian baseball to the map again and I think the World Baseball Classic is a great opportunity for that."

他也夢想替澳洲打國際賽

That's not just talk, either: When he represented Australia for the U-18 World Cup in 2019, he made a note in his phone with what the projected roster for TeamAustralia would look like before the 2026 World Baseball Classic

他2019年替澳洲出戰U18時

https://i.imgur.com/OT5ASeE.jpg

He put himself at second base and in the leadoff spot of the batting order. It's given him a goal to aim for as he looks to both showcase both himself and Australian baseball on a global stage.

他把自己放在一棒二壘手

https://i.imgur.com/Ls8ChKa.jpg

2022赴美讀大學打球
https://i.imgur.com/vvmEwtb.jpg

話說今天他也尻了雙響砲
https://x.com/mlbpipeline/status/1759327065268982201

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