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Clarifying that Smith did not debut with the team that drafted him.
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The [[Cleveland Guardians]] won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected [[Travis Bazzana]] with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall pick]] in the MLB Draft, the first time an Australian was drafted with the 1st overall pick, as well as the first time a [[second baseman]] was selected first overall.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2024-draft-lottery-results|website=MLB.com|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref> |
The [[Cleveland Guardians]] won the 2024 MLB Draft Lottery and selected [[Travis Bazzana]] with the first pick. It was the first time that the Guardians had the [[List of first overall Major League Baseball draft picks|first overall pick]] in the MLB Draft, the first time an Australian was drafted with the 1st overall pick, as well as the first time a [[second baseman]] was selected first overall.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Mayo|first=Jonathan|title=Guardians win Draft Lottery, securing next year's top pick|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/mlb-2024-draft-lottery-results|website=MLB.com|date=December 5, 2023|access-date=December 6, 2023}}</ref> |
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[[Cam Smith (baseball)|Cam Smith]] of the [[Houston Astros]] and [[Ryan Johnson (baseball)|Ryan Johnson]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]] made their MLB debut on March 27, 2025, making them the first players from the 2024 draft to make their major league debuts. |
[[Cam Smith (baseball)|Cam Smith]] of the [[Houston Astros]] and [[Ryan Johnson (baseball)|Ryan Johnson]] of the [[Los Angeles Angels]] made their MLB debut on March 27, 2025, making them the first players from the 2024 draft to make their major league debuts. Smith had been drafted by the [[Chicago Cubs]] before being traded to Houston that offseason. |
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==Draft lottery== |
==Draft lottery== |
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