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Ranking the 5 Best First-Round Picks From 2024 MLB Draft

Five teams added tremendous value in the first round of the draft.
Ranking the 5 Best First-Round Picks From 2024 MLB Draft
Major League Baseball commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. congratulates JJ Wetherholt, selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft at Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth, Texas., on July 14, 2024. Richard Rodriguez/Getty Images
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The 2024 MLB First-Year Player Draft began on Sunday night with the first two rounds taking place. For the first time in their franchise history, the Cleveland Guardians owned the first overall selection. There was intrigue all the way up until the pick was announced by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Cleveland went with Australian-born second baseman Travis Bazzana, who played collegiately at Oregon State. Bazzana is the first-second baseman to be the first overall pick in the history of the draft, making the pick historic in two regards.

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Tab Bamford has been writing about sports for two decades. He has worked with the National Baseball Hall of Fame, Big Ten Conference, Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and been credentialed for all-star events and postseason games in MLB, the NFL, NHL, NBA and NCAA.
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