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Jose Bautista was hit by a pitch during his first at-bat on Thursday as retaliation for his actions the night before. In the top of the eighth inning on Wednesday, with the Blue Jays trailing 8-3, Bautista hit a solo home run. What followed was a bat …
Toronto Blue Jays manager John Gibbons is going to bat for his guys. In the first inning of Toronto’s 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, Rays starter Chris Archer threw the first pitch of an at-bat behind Jays slugger Jose Bautista, …
Every season, a few big-name Major League Baseball players find themselves scuffling out of the gate. Some guys are prone to bad months of April and need time to re-acclimate themselves to big league hitting or pitching, some are just going through a …
After coming dangerously close to leaving the Toronto Blue Jays earlier this offseason, Jose Bautista now says he would be content with staying put for the rest of his pro baseball days. In a recent interview with Bob Nightengale of USA TODAY Sports, …
Chris Davis made it pretty clear on Saturday that he’s no fan of Jose Bautista. Bautista re-signed with the Toronto Blue Jays two weeks ago after going a few months on the free agent market. There was some speculation that the Baltimore Orioles …
Joey Bats is back in Toronto. According to Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports on Monday, six-time All-Star slugger Jose Bautista has agreed to a one-year deal to return to the Blue Jays. Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com adds that the deal contains a pair of mutual …
Jose Bautista appears to be on the verge of returning to Toronto. According to a report by Jesse Sanchez of MLB.com on Sunday, the Blue Jays have emerged as the front-runner for the six-time All-Star slugger with the two sides said to be nearing a …
The Minnesota Twins’ bizarro offseason continues. According to a report by Rhett Bollinger of MLB.com, the Twins have been in touch with the agent of free agent slugger Jose Bautista this winter. The market for the 36-year-old Bautista has been …
The Jose Bautista Sweepstakes still appears to be a very open competition. According to a report by Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports on Tuesday, Bautista is on the Philadelphia Phillies’ list of potential free agent targets. However, the team is …
A reunion between Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays may be in the offing. FOX Sports’s Jon Morosi reported Thursday that the Blue Jays are in “active contract discussions” with the outfielder’s representatives. Sources: …
Jose Bautista’s free agent market hasn’t developed as he would have liked it to, and he’s apparently willing to readjust his expectations a little bit. According to Jeff Passan of Yahoo! Sports, Bautista would be willing to listen …
Earlier this month, we learned that Jose Bautista is still in contact with the Toronto Blue Jays and there is a chance he could return to the team. From the way it sounds now, Bautista would actually prefer it. In an appearance on Dean Blundell …
There’s still a chance that Jose Bautista ends up returning to Toronto. According to FOX Sports’s Jon Morosi, the Blue Jays have remained in contact with Bautista’s agent and met during the winter meetings. José Bautista's …
The Orioles are in the market for outfield help, but it doesn’t appear Jose Bautista will be among the reinforcements. Major League Baseball’s winter meetings are taking place this week and with that comes a plethora of rumors about …
Could a move from the AL East to the NL West be in store for Jose Bautista? Richard Griffin of the Toronto Star reported on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers have been in touch with Bautista. Griffin does add though that talks are on hold until …
Jose Bautista has played some of his best baseball in Toronto and recently turned 36, so there has been some speculation that he could consider accepting the one-year qualifying offer he received from the Blue Jays. That remains unlikely. Jon Heyman …
