Last year, the Toronto Blue Jays added slugger José Bautista to the Level of Excellence, a distinguished honour for the right-handed batter who carved an impressive career North of the border.
This year, three players from the Modern Era will be elected into Cooperstown: Adrián Beltré, Joe Mauer, and Todd Helton.
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A six-year peak as one of the best sluggers in the game in the early 2010s landed “Joey Bats” on the 2024 Hall of Fame ballot. For six years, Jose Bautista was among the most feared sluggers in the game - a status that would have seemed preposterous a year before his reign of power began.
Since it opened in 1989, Rogers Centre has been one of the best places in baseball to hit a home run. Rogers Centre is known for its iconic home runs like Joe Carter’s (Game 6 of the 1993 World Series) and Jose Bautista’s (Game 5 2015 ALDS).
Jose Bautista was the face of the Toronto Blue Jays for nearly a decade, and the numerous teammates and friends he made along the way made sure to be part of his special day.
On August 11th, it was announced that Jose Bautista will sign a one-day contract in order to officially retire as a Toronto Blue Jay. Bautista will forever be commemorated for his time as a Blue Jay and helping bring his team to the playoffs in 2015.
The Toronto Blue Jays signed franchise all-timer Jose Bautista to a one-day contract so that he could officially finish his career with the organization.
For the second time this season, the Toronto Blue Jays have optioned Opening Day starter Alek Manoah to the minors. On Friday, the team announced that Manoah had been sent to Triple-A Buffalo, where he will pitch with the team’s highest minor league affiliate, the Bisons, for as long as Blue Jays’ front office and pitching staff deem necessary.
Though Bautista began and ended his career as a journeyman, he had a late bloom that led to a lengthy stretch as one of the best players in the league.
First, there was the bat flip. Then, there was the punch. In a span of seven months, former six-time All-Star Jose Bautista produced the two most iconic moments of his career.
Slugger Jose Bautista will sign a one-day contract to retire as a member of the Toronto Blue Jays, the team announced on Friday. Bautista, 42, spent parts of 10 seasons with the Blue Jays from 2008-17.
Tomorow the Toronto Blue Jays will honor Jose Bautista by putting his name on their Level of Excellence. As one of the more iconic faces of the franchise, his tenure in Toronto is long and impactful.
Former Toronto Blue Jays star Jose Bautista is going to sign a one-day contract with the organization before going up on the Level of Excellence on Saturday, per reports.
The 2011 MVP race in both leagues represented a decided departure from tradition, and created a dichotomy that, really, exists to this very day. To be more specific, one league saw a pitcher take home the crown.
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The Toronto Blue Jays announced over the weekend that six-time American League All-Star Jose Bautista will be honored August 12, as he enters into the Blue Jays Level of Excellence.
It's been nearly seven years since Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor punched Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista in the face in a May 2016 game between their teams at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Texas.
Seven years ago today, the bat flip heard around the world took place. It was Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays.
Whether Bautista received any interest on minor-league deals over the past couple of offseasons isn’t clear.
1. Jose Reyes, IF, New York Mets Some of the names on this list are guys who at least potentially could secure spring training invitations next February, but Reyes does not fall into that category.
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