Curtis Mead is poised to make Australian baseball history when the team rosters are confirmed for the Major League Baseball post-season.
If the Tampa Bay Rays keep the 20-year-old infielder from Adelaide on their squad, he will be the first position player from Australia to reach the MLB play-offs.
Every other Australian in the MLB post-season has been a pitcher - Damian Moss, Graeme Lloyd, Liam Hendriks, Grant Balfour and Pete Moylan.