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The team announced Tuesday that Travis Bazzana, the Guardians’ #1 prospect and MLB’s #12 prospect, will miss 8-10 weeks with an internal oblique strain.
In the announcement, the team wrote, “INF Travis Bazzana reported right-side flank soreness after swinging during Akron’s game on May 14th. After submitting to an MRI and being assessed by the club’s physician group, Bazzana was diagnosed with an internal oblique strain.
Similar injuries typically have an 8-10 week return to play timetable. Bazzana will travel to Goodyear, Arizona, to begin his rehab progression.”
Bazzana was drafted first overall in last year’s MLB draft out of Oregon State, where he hit .407/.568/.622 in his junior season.
In 2024, he started with the High-A Lake County Captains, hitting .238/.369/.396 for a .765 OPS with 3 home runs and 7 doubles in 27 games. The Captains went on to win the Midwest League title, their first since 2010.
The second baseman was off to a solid start at Double-A Akron this season, slashing .252/.362/.433 with 5 doubles and 4 homers in 33 games. He had recently heated up, hitting a .904 OPS in 51 plate appearances.
Many fans have claimed Bazzana to be the future second baseman of the Guardians, especially after they traded away platinum glove award winner Andres Gimenez in December.
The Guardians’ top four prospects are now dealing with injuries only one month into the season. Bazzana is going down with an oblique, OF Chase DeLauter is rehabbing an abdominal injury, Angel Genao has yet to play this season as he nurses a shoulder sprain, and Jaison Chourio also suffered a shoulder sprain.
In an MLB pre-season farm system ranking, the Guardians came in at #9, heavily influenced by these four prospects.
The top prospect looks to return to the field sometime around August to continue his first full professional season, and his debut time will most certainly be pushed back to 2026 at the earliest.
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