Australian Travis Bazzana selected No 1 by Cleveland Guardians in MLB draft

• First second baseman to be drafted with top pick
• Former cricketer moved to the US to play baseball

Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana was taken by the Cleveland Guardians on Sunday night with the top pick in Major League Baseball's amateur draft.

Bazzana is the first second baseman to be drafted with the top overall pick and is also the first Australian to be selected in the first round of the MLB draft.

A former cricket, rugby and soccer player who came to the United States to play baseball for Oregon State, the 21-year-old hit .407 with 28 homers and 66 RBIs this season. He set an Oregon State single-season record by scoring 84 runs and slugging .911. Bazzana also stole 16 bases and boasted a .568 on-base percentage.