Day 1 of the 2024 MLB draft is over, with the Cleveland Guardians kicking things off by taking Travis Bazzana with the No. 1 overall pick on Sunday night.
The Cincinnati Reds followed by selecting Chase Burns with the second pick, the Colorado Rockies went with Charlie Condon, the Oakland Athletics with Nick Kurtz and Chicago White Sox rounded out the top five by taking Hagen Smith. History was made as college players were taken with the first eight picks of the draft; it was the latest without a high school player being selected since the MLB draft was created in 1965, according to ESPN Stats & Information.