MLB Draft 2024: Guardians Select Travis Bazzana First Overall, Red Sox Take Chase Burns

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Chase Burns (Wake Forest) was selected fourth overall by the Red Sox
Kaelen Culpepper (Kansas State) was selected by the Twins in the first round
MLB Draft 2024 kicked off on July 15
Travis Bazzana (Oregon State) was selected first overall by the Guardians
MLB Draft 2024: Guardians Select Travis Bazzana First Overall, Red Sox Take Chase Burns

The 2024 MLB Draft kicked off on July 15, with the first round and a portion of the second round taking place. The Guardians selected Travis Bazzana as the first overall pick. A left-handed hitting infielder from Oregon State, Bazzana boasted impressive statistics in his junior year, with a batting average of .407/.568/.911 and 28 homers and 16 steals. The Red Sox followed suit by drafting Chase Burns with the fourth overall pick. Born in Naples, Italy, but raised in Gallatin, Tennessee, Burns attended Wake Forest University as a pitcher.

The Twins selected Kaelen Culpepper as their first-round pick. The shortstop from Kansas State had an impressive junior year with a batting average of .328 and 11 homers. He became the second player from Kansas State to be drafted in the first round since 1972.

The MLB Draft continued with rounds two through ten on Monday, July 15, and rounds eleven through twenty on Tuesday, July 16. The draft is being held during the MLB All-Star festivities and will last for three days and twenty rounds.

Travis Bazzana (Oregon State) and Kaelen Culpepper (Kansas State) were two of the top college players in the draft, along with Florida slugger Jac Caglianone. Wake Forest right-hander Chase Burns was also a highly regarded prospect.

The Guardians, Red Sox, and Twins made significant picks in the first round. The Guardians selected Travis Bazzana as the first overall pick, while the Red Sox drafted Chase Burns with the fourth overall pick. The Twins chose Kaelen Culpepper as their first-round selection.

The MLB Draft is an exciting time for baseball fans and teams alike, as they look to secure future talent. With three days and twenty rounds of drafting, there's plenty of action to come.


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2024 MLB Draft Picks: Live Team-by-Team Day 1 Grades and Analysis

Bleacher Report Joel Reuter Monday, 15 July 2024 14:07
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    • The 2024 MLB Draft is being held during the MLB All-Star festivities and will last for three days and 20 rounds.
    • Oregon State infielder Travis Bazzana is considered one of the top overall players in the draft.
    • Florida slugger Jac Caglianone is another top college player in the draft.
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    • ]The 2024 MLB Draft is being held during the MLB All-Star festivities and will last for three days and 20 rounds.[
    • The draft class skews heavily towards college talent, especially hitters.
    • Oregon State infielder Travis Bazzana, Georgia outfielder Charlie Condon, Florida slugger Jac Caglianone and West Virginia infielder JJ Wetherholt are considered the top overall players in the draft.
    • Wake Forest right-hander Chase Burns and Arkansas left-hander Hagen Smith are the top college pitching prospects.
    • Bryce Rainer and Konnor Griffin are expected to be the first high school players off the board.
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Draft Day 1: Pick-by-pick rundown, analysis

Major League Baseball (MLB) Jonathan Mayo Monday, 15 July 2024 14:08
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    • The Guardians selected Travis Bazzana as the first overall pick. He is a left-handed hitting infielder from Oregon State with a .407/.568/.911 batting average, 28 homers, and 16 steals in his junior year.
    • Chase Burns was born in Naples, Italy, while growing up in Gallatin, Tenn.
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MLB draft: Twins take Kaelen Culpepper in first round

Star Tribune Bobby Nightengale, Monday, 15 July 2024 14:09
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    • Kaelen Culpepper was drafted as the Twins' first-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft.
    • Culpepper hit .328 with 11 homers, 15 doubles, 59 RBI and nearly as many walks (35) as strikeouts (41) in 61 games for Kansas State.
    • He became the second Kansas State player drafted in the first round since 1972.
    • The Twins selected Kyle DeBarge with the No. 33 overall pick as a compensatory selection.
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    • The long nights working out with his dad and his brother, dreaming about a day like Sunday.
    • He was thinking about his path to becoming the No. 21 overall pick in this year’s amateur draft.
    • Culpepper burst into tears when he heard his name called as the Twins’ first-round pick Sunday.
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