#aussie baseball

[foxs0x]

Just finished the first baseball game of the season

Was actually so much fun lol

I haven't played team sports since high school

[rodspurethoughts]

As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here

Ray Nickson, University of Newcastle Earlier this month, Travis Bazzana made history as the first Australian selected number one in the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. Bazzana will join the Cleveland Guardians after playing college baseball for Oregon State. Following his selection, Bazzana, originally from Wahroonga, NSW, said he wanted to help “make Australia a powerhouse in…

As an Aussie makes baseball history, the sport’s dark past is a clue to why it never took off here

[baseballsisco]

On This Day in Baseball History April 11, 1993: The first all-Australian battery in Major League Baseball makes history in Milwaukee. Dave Nilsson and rookie pitcher Graeme Lloyd appear together in the same game for the Brewers against the Oakland A’s. 

Second year player Dave Nilsson from Brisbane, Australia caught rookie pitcher Graeme Lloyd who hailed from Geelong, Australia. Nilsson and Lloyd were the third and fourth Australians to play in MLB after Craig Shipley who debuted in 1986 with the Los Angeles Dodgers and the first Aussie in MLB Joe Quinn who debuted with the St. Louis Maroons of the Union Association (UA) way back in 1884. 

As per Baseball Reference, there have been a total of 30 Australians to play in MLB. 

For Further Reading:

Dave Nilsson career statistics from Baseball Reference.com

Graeme Lloyd career statistics from Baseball Reference.com

Players by birthplace: Australia Baseball Stats and Info from Baseball Reference