The Toronto Blue Jays officially announced on Wednesday that they have signed OF Jose Bautista to a one-year contract worth a guaranteed base salary of US $18 million, a US $17 million mutual option for 2018 and a US $20 million vesting option for 2019. Should either party decline the option for 2018 a US $500,000 buyout will be issued.
Bautista, 36, posted a .817 OPS, including a .366 OBP in 116 games last season, his 9th in a Blue Jays uniform. The Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic native is a six-time All-Star and two-time Hank Aaron Award winner who has posted 249 home runs since 2010, the most in the Majors. His 265 home runs as a Blue Jay are 2nd to only Carlos Delgado (336) on the all-time club list.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
Jesse Sanchez: Blue Jays, Bautista reach one-year deal
The Toronto Blue Jays and Jose Bautista have agreed to a one-year deal that includes options that could keep him in Toronto through 2019, MLB reporter Jesse Sanchez reported on Tuesday.
Bautista finished the season 1st in the AL with 110-BB, 3rd in RBI (114) & T-5th in HR (40)…72 of his 136 hits were XBH (29-2B, 3-3B, 40-HR), 6th in AL.
Bautista hit his 40th HR of the season September 30 at BAL, joining A. Rodriguez, D. Ortiz, R. Howard and A. Pujols as the only active players with 3+ career 40+ HR seasons…Became just the 2nd Blue Jay in club history to have three 40+ HR seasons (Delgado) and just the 3rd Jay to record 4, 100+ RBI seasons (Delgado-6, Carter-6).
Bautista finished the season 1st in the AL with 110-BB, 3rd in RBI (114) & T-5th in HR (40)…72 of his 136 hits were XBH (29-2B, 3-3B, 40-HR), 6th in AL.
Bautista hit his 40th HR of the season September 30 at BAL, joining A. Rodriguez, D. Ortiz, R. Howard and A. Pujols as the only active players with 3+ career 40+ HR seasons…Became just the 2nd Blue Jay in club history to have three 40+ HR seasons (Delgado) and just the 3rd Jay to record 4, 100+ RBI seasons (Delgado-6, Carter-6).
Tuesday, May 17, 2016
Odor, Bautista among 14 disciplined for brawl
MLB Statement.
Major League Baseball handed down discipline on Tuesday for a total of 14 players and staff members in the wake of Sunday's incident between the Blue Jays and Rangers.
The most severe penalty was given to Texas second baseman Rougned Odor, who landed a punch on Jose Bautista's jaw after the Toronto outfielder slid into second base in the top of the eighth inning of Sunday's game at Globe Life Park.
In terms of the longest fighting-related suspensions since 2000, Odor's eight games is two fewer than the penalty levied upon Cubs catcher Michael Barrett for punching then-White Sox backstop A.J. Pierzynski in '06 and then-D-backs pitcher Ian Kennedy for starting a melee with the Dodgers in '13 with high inside pitches.
Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Chavez was suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Prince Fielder in the bottom of the eighth after warnings had been issued to both benches.
Bautista and Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus were each suspended for one game, Bautista for his actions on the field and his postgame comments and Andrus for his "aggressive actions" after the benches emptied.
Odor and Bautista have notified MLB of their intention to appeal, and both were available to play Tuesday night.
The suspension of Chavez was scheduled to begin Tuesday night. If he elects to appeal, it will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
Andrus did not appeal, and he will be eligible to return to the lineup Wednesday.
In addition, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was suspended three games because he returned to the field after being ejected earlier in the game and incited further fighting, while first-base coach Tim Leiper will miss one game for returning to the dugout after being ejected. Both also received undisclosed fines.
Further fines were given to Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and outfielder Kevin Pillar, both for aggressive actions, and bench coach DeMarlo Hale who, as acting manager, received the standard discipline that occurs when a pitcher (Chavez) is judged to have intentionally thrown at a hitter with warnings in effect.
The altercation started when Rangers pitcher Matt Bush hit Bautista with a pitch. Bautista responded with a hard slide into Odor at second base that touched off the fracas. The umpires ruled that Bautista had violated the new rules governing the proper way to break up double plays.
Bush was fined for throwing at Bautista. Other Rangers who were fined were pitcher Sam Dyson and bench coach Steve Buechele (aggressive actions) plus A.J. Griffin and Robinson Chirinos (going on the field while being on the disabled list).
There has been bad blood between the teams since Bautista flipped his bat after his three-run homer helped Toronto come back to beat the Rangers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series last October.
Major League Baseball handed down discipline on Tuesday for a total of 14 players and staff members in the wake of Sunday's incident between the Blue Jays and Rangers.
The most severe penalty was given to Texas second baseman Rougned Odor, who landed a punch on Jose Bautista's jaw after the Toronto outfielder slid into second base in the top of the eighth inning of Sunday's game at Globe Life Park.
In terms of the longest fighting-related suspensions since 2000, Odor's eight games is two fewer than the penalty levied upon Cubs catcher Michael Barrett for punching then-White Sox backstop A.J. Pierzynski in '06 and then-D-backs pitcher Ian Kennedy for starting a melee with the Dodgers in '13 with high inside pitches.
Blue Jays pitcher Jesse Chavez was suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Prince Fielder in the bottom of the eighth after warnings had been issued to both benches.
Bautista and Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus were each suspended for one game, Bautista for his actions on the field and his postgame comments and Andrus for his "aggressive actions" after the benches emptied.
Odor and Bautista have notified MLB of their intention to appeal, and both were available to play Tuesday night.
The suspension of Chavez was scheduled to begin Tuesday night. If he elects to appeal, it will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
Andrus did not appeal, and he will be eligible to return to the lineup Wednesday.
In addition, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was suspended three games because he returned to the field after being ejected earlier in the game and incited further fighting, while first-base coach Tim Leiper will miss one game for returning to the dugout after being ejected. Both also received undisclosed fines.
Further fines were given to Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson and outfielder Kevin Pillar, both for aggressive actions, and bench coach DeMarlo Hale who, as acting manager, received the standard discipline that occurs when a pitcher (Chavez) is judged to have intentionally thrown at a hitter with warnings in effect.
The altercation started when Rangers pitcher Matt Bush hit Bautista with a pitch. Bautista responded with a hard slide into Odor at second base that touched off the fracas. The umpires ruled that Bautista had violated the new rules governing the proper way to break up double plays.
Bush was fined for throwing at Bautista. Other Rangers who were fined were pitcher Sam Dyson and bench coach Steve Buechele (aggressive actions) plus A.J. Griffin and Robinson Chirinos (going on the field while being on the disabled list).
There has been bad blood between the teams since Bautista flipped his bat after his three-run homer helped Toronto come back to beat the Rangers in Game 5 of the American League Division Series last October.
Rougned Odor suspended eight games for punching Jose Bautista
"The Line Drive" Staff Report
Video Credit: The Tailgate Times on YouTube
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor received an eight-game suspension on Monday for punching Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista on Sunday, according to multiple reports.
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was suspended three games, according to reports. He had been ejected earlier in Sunday's game but returned to the field.
Odor was also fined $5,000, according to other reports.
Bautists slid into second base on a play in the game and collided with Odor. Odor eventually punched Bautista in the face.
Odor was also fined $5,000.
Video Credit: The Tailgate Times on YouTube
Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor received an eight-game suspension on Monday for punching Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista on Sunday, according to multiple reports.Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was suspended three games, according to reports. He had been ejected earlier in Sunday's game but returned to the field.
Odor was also fined $5,000, according to other reports.
Bautists slid into second base on a play in the game and collided with Odor. Odor eventually punched Bautista in the face.
Odor was also fined $5,000.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Tension boils over in Blue Jays-Rangers game
MLB Statement.
The tensions began to rise when Jose Bautista was struck by a pitch from right-hander Matt Bush in the top of the eighth inning with no outs and Texas holding that 7-6 lead. Bautista exchanged words with Bush and the Rangers' dugout as he took first base, but the game continued uninterrupted.
That changed two batters later, when Justin Smoak hit a grounder to third baseman Adrian Beltre, who then tried to get a forceout at second base. Bautista came into the base with a hard slide that is a violation of MLB's new slide rule and made contact with second baseman Rougned Odor's leg.
Before the play was over, Odor shoved Bautista with both hands and then punched him squarely in the face with his right hand as Bautista's helmet went flying into the air. The dugouts cleared and play was delayed for a lengthy period of time as the umpires tried to sort through the chaos.
During the lengthy confrontation between both sides, Toronto manager John Gibbons returned to the field and got into a heated war of words with Rangers manager Jeff Banister. The two had to be separated, and Gibbons likely will face punishment from Major League Baseball because he had been ejected in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes.
Bautista and Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson were ejected from the game at the conclusion of the brawl. Odor also was tossed alongside Texas bench coach Steve Beuchele.
The dugouts cleared once again in the bottom of the inning when Toronto right-hander Jesse Chavez hit Prince Fielder with the first pitch of the at-bat. Chavez was immediately ejected from the game as players came running onto the field again.
Toronto bench coach DeMarlo Hale also was automatically tossed because warnings had been issued to both sides.
Video Credit: The Tailgate Times on YouTube
ARLINGTON -- The bad blood that has been building for months between the Blue Jays and Rangers spilled over into an ugly benches-clearing fracas in Texas' 7-6 victory at Globe Life Park on Sunday afternoon.The tensions began to rise when Jose Bautista was struck by a pitch from right-hander Matt Bush in the top of the eighth inning with no outs and Texas holding that 7-6 lead. Bautista exchanged words with Bush and the Rangers' dugout as he took first base, but the game continued uninterrupted.
That changed two batters later, when Justin Smoak hit a grounder to third baseman Adrian Beltre, who then tried to get a forceout at second base. Bautista came into the base with a hard slide that is a violation of MLB's new slide rule and made contact with second baseman Rougned Odor's leg.
Before the play was over, Odor shoved Bautista with both hands and then punched him squarely in the face with his right hand as Bautista's helmet went flying into the air. The dugouts cleared and play was delayed for a lengthy period of time as the umpires tried to sort through the chaos.
During the lengthy confrontation between both sides, Toronto manager John Gibbons returned to the field and got into a heated war of words with Rangers manager Jeff Banister. The two had to be separated, and Gibbons likely will face punishment from Major League Baseball because he had been ejected in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes.
Bautista and Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson were ejected from the game at the conclusion of the brawl. Odor also was tossed alongside Texas bench coach Steve Beuchele.
The dugouts cleared once again in the bottom of the inning when Toronto right-hander Jesse Chavez hit Prince Fielder with the first pitch of the at-bat. Chavez was immediately ejected from the game as players came running onto the field again.
Toronto bench coach DeMarlo Hale also was automatically tossed because warnings had been issued to both sides.
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