Travis Bazzana's piece of Australian sporting history will also be lucrative after he was recruited with the No.1 pick in the Major League Baseball draft.
The big-hitting left-hander from Sydney is the first Australian to be taken in the first round of the draft, let alone the top choice.
Baseball's top pick this year had a slot value of $US10,570,600 ($A16 million) under the bonus pools system that began in 2012.
