Jose Bautista's best moments from time with the Blue Jays

Look back at Jose Bautista's best moments from his time with the Toronto Blue Jays including his memorable bat flip in the 2015 ALDS

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[jeremy]

Jose was loyal and brought excitement to this franchise and to baseball. When people complain about the bat flip I'm like are u kidding?  He hit the second biggest homer of the franchise which he built from the ground up.  When there used to be only several thousand people in the stands with a non-playoff jays team, he didn't get noise and recognition worldwide, but when he hit his loudest homer of his career with 40, 000 people watching in the most epic 7th inning of the alcs deciding game, he flipped the bat instinctively as if to say, "Y'all didn't know? I'm motherfucking JOSE BAUTISTA and thats WHAT I DO." Much love from Toronto Jose, you'll always be a legend here.

[jaysfan]

Thanks for the moments Jose! A true baseball legend

[ssarmazi]

A true legend. 100% deserving of the level of excellence. My favourite blue jay player of the 21st century. Thanks for the memories Joey Bats!

[SkyIon]

He was the dude who got me into baseball. Man, wish he was back with the jays.

[kjjjuuyyh]

3 run homer to eliminate rangers was the best moment

[canadiancardbreakers]

Here on opening day missing my Jays right now.

[kaymatthew]

Probably the greatest Jay ever. Not many players ever came to Toronto and bought in like Jose did. Get him up on that Ring of Honour ASAP.

[goldenireland]

LEGEND! Thank you for everything Jose, for every RBI, for every HomeRun, for every Bat Flip, and thanks for killing Texas, Baltimore and Others. Thanks for fight to catch every ball for Jays!
Always in BlueJays fans hearts.

[PaulieAFantoneJays]

Why does it seem like Buck Martinez's voice makes those moments so much more epic?

[Sylvesterstylstoned]

Happy birthday to the legend! My favourite player all time I wish you were still a bluejay man such great memories so many legendary moments you gave us. Much love my man.

[mattr]

The 2015 bat flip is the most iconic moment of his career.

[jacobbeaumont]

As a jays superfan i was at the jose bautista alds game i lost my mind my fav call ever is BAUTISTA WITH A DRIVE DEEP LEFT FLEID NO DOUBT ABOUT IT ITS GONE

[mikepuppetz]

8:20 2nd greatest home run in Blue Jays history.

[SkyIon]

We shoulda won the title back in 2015. We had such good starting pitchers and Osuna, as well as a very, very solid and stacked lineup.

[Flexb]

Everyone knows the batflip hr was one of the most epic bombs in jays history but that 2 HR game in another do or die in the ALCS vs KC was unbelievable. When you actually look, Jose accounted for 4 of the 6 runs in the game 5 vs Texas in the ALDS and then another do or die game the next round he accounted for every run the Jays scored that night. If only someone else contributed that game, Jays would have moved on to game 7. That ump still pisses me off in the top of the 9th with some very bad strike calls to kill them, while Jose the man of the night, who was locked in more than ever, was stranded in the batters box due up next.

[alrightbymondaymusic]

Me as a Blue Jay fan that first big year "Don't throw him inside cuz he'll kill your pitchers"
Every team in baseball "Let's try to crowd him inside with a fastball"
Result 54 home runs

[lalk]

For 4 or 5 years he was a monster ...one of the top players o baseball at the plate amd a top player in right field..sad thing is he will be forgotten by alot of ppl

[Bolt]

Love you joey. Favorite player of all time. Thanks for everything

[jacksplace]

Incredible person, incredible hitter❤❤❤

[borderreiver]

NOT ONLY IS HE A BRILLIANT BATTER BUT HIS THROWING ARM IS SIMPLY AWESOME...SUCH POWER....