Australia opened the World Baseball Classic by beating Taiwan 3-0 on Travis Bazzana's homer in the seventh inning and a two-run home run in the fifth by Robbie Perkins at the Tokyo Dome on Thursday. Bazzana was the first pick in the 2024 MLB amateur draft and is expected to be in Triple A this season in the Cleveland Guardians organization.

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The World Baseball Classic began with a stunning upset as Australia powered past Chinese Taipei in the opening game, thanks to top 2024 MLB Draft pick Travis Bazzana

No ABS in the World Baseball Classic already on display Catcher apologizes to the umpire after he was about to throw the baseball around the diamond. Curtis Mead records the first hit of the WBC on the next pitch https://t.co/joX8n1lMTv pic.twitter.com/pC9RZlzpRs