Jose Bautista was One of the Worst Players Ever...Then he Became a Monster.

Creator: Matt
Twitter - / srsmatt
KZbin - / @creativecosmos7624
Jose Bautista had an insane career playing Major League Baseball. The beginning of his career was crazy, the middle of his career was crazy, and the end of his career was crazy. He went from being one of the worst 27 hitters in MLB history through age 27 to one of the game's most feared hitters. In this video, Matt goes through the career of one of the 20th century's biggest powerhouses, and talks about how he went through the biggest career turnaround in sports history.
----------------------
Soundtrack - • Jose Bautista Video So...
FOR BUSINESS INQUIRIES - [e-mail]
SRS Hats on Sale - starkravingspo...
Follow us on Twitter: / starkravesports
Follow us on Instagram: / starkravingsports

[@srsmatt7272]

Wanted to point out a pretty big error. The WAR total I referenced through Bautista’s age 27 season combines his offensive and defensive WAR. So that metric doesn’t make him one of the worst hitters ever, but rather one of the worst players ever. This doesn’t change much about the video though so enjoy it all the same. Thanks for the support!

[@Flexb123]

@@comedychrises Gimme a break, there was ton worse players, most of them though didn't get to hang around the MLB level long enough! LOL

[@chuifongtam4703]

I think steroids played a role here. How could somebody improve that quickly?

[@chuifongtam4703]

Matt you barely talked about performance enhancement drugs. It was very likely Jose was taking drugs given how quickly he improved. Of course there is a chance he didn't and just improved because of coaching + changing his swing but we will never know if it's legit or not due to drug use at the time.

[@definitelynotboobieclub]

@@Flexb123 Well, the stat of course is the worst players* *that at least qualify So it's more like, you're the best of the worst; you aren't bad enough to wash out quickly… but you also aren't very good. Still making money though.

[@interabie]

Couple more crazy facts: 1) the grand slam at 13:14 was his 1st career walk off 2) i heard it was Vernon wells that advised him to start his leg kick earlier, this changing his career forever!

[@MLB]

Most legendary homer ever

[@mjonji1281]

Oh, hey.

[@Fredupwithu]

Funny seeing you here.

[@richardrobertson2485]

you think so too?

[@slimjimmypage]

Hell yeah we love aggression!

[@plasmaduck3563]

you come here often?

[@bunt2462]

The Jose Bautista batflip is one of the best moments in baseball history

[@josewmeldondo]

Best batflip ever. Hands down.

[@MorganBurton]

As a diehard Jays fans it's really hard to gauge how big it was outside of Canada. Is it close to the Kirk Gibson fist pump PH WS HR?

[@gabriels3706]

Morgan Burton it’s an absolutely legendary hit, from the home run that won the game to the announcing to the batflip to the fallout, everything about it is classic

[@ClydeSherburger]

nah lol

[@rodneyhall3991]

The best all time bat flip

[@krazyklue6255]

“He was traded for a player to be named later” To this day, that player still hasn’t been named

[@supervision4137]

Childish Cheeto for real

[@ckendall67]

I actually had to look it up...it was Robinson Diaz. So there's that. ;-)

[@JWex-jy7sk]

@ckendall67 Yep! Smartest trade in the history of the Pittsburgh Pirates right there. Or maybe more like the most typical Pittsburgh Pirates trade of all time...

[@mauriciomovilla3701]

1997 Mtw he probably wouldn’t have done as good because it was the jays hitting coach taht helped him

[@JonPITBZN]

@@ckendall67, wrong! It was Robinzon Diaz. (I'm a Pirates fan, so I actually remember the name.)

[@rjfahey]

The swing mechanics side by side was really insightful

[@c_turfgrass7773]

Not!

[@jameslourenco8404]

Mechanics is the subject of your sentence so they WERE really insightful lol

[@oljimeagle]

Bautista says himself that the change in Toronto was mechanical. He added the high step to help him transition his weight forward and get better timing. You can actually see it in the side by side.. It's the most drastic change.

[@rjfahey]

@@jameslourenco8404 weird comment, but actually i think the side-by-side graphic was the subject and therefore singular is correct. Grammar ain't my strong suit though 🙃

[@PensFan35]

As someone who only casually consumes baseball these days (pirate fan, can’t afford to get invested these days) it was eye opening

[@PhoctorDill]

“Broke his hand punching a garbage can” lol I didnt know he played for the astros

[@Karmy.]

Oof

[@ryushimahara290]

ahhhh gotem

[@Pablo-xy3lo]

Im an Astro fan and thats FUNNY

[@MichaelScott-es5gy]

AYEEE

[@bigclive4714]

This is the greatest comment of all time

[@barryeiseman7016]

I met Bautista once and he told us during his 50+ home run year he was randomly drug tested 17 times

[@lukaz3336]

And never tested positive, beast.

[@BaseballQuotes1]

Mechanically Bautista has always been criticized for this leg kick, which in reality was just his timing mechanism. His fast hands and explosive hips, combined with finally getting comfortable with his timing, pushed him from a nobody into one of the most feared home run hitters of the 2010's

[@bombkita]

No, that’s how you swing a bat lol, without that leg kick he wouldn’t have half the power in his swing.

[@evskiicf3998]

a a there are plenty of players with very small leg kicks that have more power than him. Aaron judge, mike trout, Giancarlo Stanton. All have very small leg kicks. You don’t get power from a leg kick. You get power by being able to create rotational energy from the ground up. The big leg kick actually does very little to do that. It’s mainly about your back leg/hip. Not your front leg. The front leg is actually more of a post to swing around. Look at the front leg as a tether ball pole and the back leg/hip as the ball swinging around the pole, all the energy comes from the tether ball, the pole just gives it something to rotate around. Leg kicks are about timing as the OP stated.I suggest looking into some body mechanics. I went to college for kinesiology and have coached hitting for years. The way the human body works with itself is all you need to know to see you’re wrong.

[@evskiicf3998]

You’re correct about the timing, the other person that commented doesn’t know much about baseball swings. Sounds like something a dad that knows nothing would tell his 5 year old. “The bigger the leg kick you have the farther you’ll hit it son! And squish that bug!” Please don’t “squish the bug” folks.

[@justinr6439]

It didn't have anything to do with the pitch sign stealing while he was there?

[@chloehennessey6813]

Escanor Pride Please come work with me on my swing for fast pitch

[@EzioAuditore]

the turning point of his career was the power boost from growing a full beard

[@darwn977]

He went from Joey to Joey Bats to Joey Batflip to Joey Legend back to Joey and onto to Joey sunset. I’m just glad he spent his best seasons with the Joey Jays.

[@MorganBurton]

Great job. He's a legend up north. Fave quote on Odor punch: "I was pretty surprised," Bautista said. "I mean, obviously, that’s the only reason that he got me and he got me pretty good, so I have to give him that. It takes a little bit bigger man to knock me down."

[@ckendall67]

The Jays got their revenge on Odor and the Rangers later on in October that year. :-)

[@banditski]

@@ckendall67 'Would rather get punched in May than knocked out in October'

[@setaside2]

My favorite quote re: the Odor punch: "Odor is now two for five, today."

[@idunno500]

@@banditski The Jays still got knocked out in October :p, funny part is .... it was Bautista little 360 throw that cost them too LMFAO

[@williaminnes1563]

@@idunno500 got a link for that clip?

[@christians218]

I'm so glad I got to watch him on the Jays for his career peak.! I wish we gave him a tribute farewell and the skydome field was filled with everyone's hats and a standing ovation! He brought baseball back to this city!

[@dkroll92]

Bautista prime years, 2010-2015: .268/.390/.555. 156 OPS+. Averaged 38 homers and 96 walks per season despite playing only 138 games on average (hurt in 2012).

[@rowdybeast0809]

Hurt in 2013 as well. I'm a strong believer that if his 2012 and 2013 injuries did not happen, he couldve boosted his runs and RBIs to 100+

[@futuregohan4837]

@@rowdybeast0809 Hell Bautista Would've Had 60 Homers And 58 Homers In 2012 And 2013

[@ltakethefatlplease.3380]

He took a punch to the jaw from Odor like a champ. One of my favorite players to play for the Jays.

[@michaeltavares7190]

Donaldson, Edwin and Jose was a scary line up back then

[@f1shst1ck]

Why on Earth did Ellsbury finish above him in MVP in 2011? Verlander basically had it locked down but seriously? Bautista was better on pretty much every category except average and stolen bases. A 30 HR 30 SB season is cool but not at the cost of way better OPS, and Slugging, as well as a 182 OPS+ not to mention the walks.

[@Mjkhh]

I don’t want to be some conspiracy nut, but probably because Ellsbury played in Boston and Bautista Toronto.

[@f1shst1ck]

@@Mjkhh I'm a Jays fan from Buffalo and part of that means I always have to put up with my dad the Yankees fan saying Boston gets too much national love lol

[@randymartin1727]

Bautista was a better hitter that season for sure, but Ellsbury far surpassed him at baserunning and fielding.

[@Flexb123]

@@randymartin1727 They both had an 8.3 war. So the edge ellisbury had in defense and baserunning was equaled with Bautista's historic offensive season. . But IMO Verlander shouldn't have gotten the MVP. I don't care, a guy who only plays in 20% of the teams games isn't as important as a guy that plays in 90-100% of the games.

[@gabrielrockman]

Bautista was the better hitter, but Ellsbury was the better player. Defense is important. Ellsbury was much better on defense than Bautista.

[@wbdrugstrat]

Great story. I was wondering about his career a few days ago, and am now looking at his stats. He was a great team leader that always developed a strong culture between the club and the community. I still remember his great outfield play, and that arm shooting down base runners is unforgettable. A Toronto legend.

[@layke3299]

As a ranger fan I will enjoy seeing everyone argue in the comments while I know my team is mediocre and that’s it

[@piersonthorburn830]

As a Jay's fan I hope one day our two franchises can come together to marvel at that homerun and the punch which came after it

[@rodprops]

@@piersonthorburn830 I KNEW A RANGERS FAN WAS GONNA MENTION THAT PUNCH, THAT HAPPENED IN TEXAS! 😂😂

[@rodprops]

@@boblobdobhobrob8649 fan*

[@Dm-dw3tr]

Mariners fan checking in.

[@AllDayBlueJays]

@@rodprops pierson thorburn is a Jays fan...

[@prodet313]

My favorite mlb player of all time, that bat flip in the alds is one of my favorite blue jays moments of all time, i’m glad I got to see him play in real life before he retired.

[@RoseCityRebel]

Jose Bautista was one of my childhood heroes. When his final game as a Blue Jay ended, I broke down into tears, first athlete to make me do so..

[@OThePestO]

As a Leafs fan, it was so nice to watch Jose and the Jays in summer, it brought me so many happy moments!

[@NormAppleton]

Why is being a Leafs fan relevant?

[@daveharack]

Man I wish he won a World Series with Toronto in either ‘15 or ‘16

[@kidsperspectivefamilytrave9184]

Loved watching Bautista play with the Jays. He was such an amazing hitter.

[@Leafgreen1976]

As a Jay's fan, he was always snubbed for awards imo.

[@ChimpityChoo]

Yeah, that big 54 HR season, I believe he wasn't even invited to the HRD

[@thecaynuck4694]

Should've won over Verlander and Ellsbury. Verlander could've settled for a Cy Young, and Bautista was leading in home runs and sabermetrics I consider more important than what Ellsbury had in terms of WAR. For example, WOBA and wrc+, two overlooked stats that are very reliable and accurate.

[@jamesnewbury6354]

@@thecaynuck4694 but Ellsbury make a birthday cake go shitted in my pants

[@DoBap_]

J Blauv he eventually captained the American league team multiple times

[@philipwebb960]

Wrong. He won the A**hole of the Year award several seasons in a row.

[@WeAreBlessedCo]

i’ll always remember Joey Bats as the guy that followed almost everyone back on Twitter

[@superwick_5196]

Jose Bautista has to be one of my all time favorite players, I grew up watching him and is basically the reason I like the blue Jays to this day.

[@turk3sh]

My favorite player to watch during the 2010s despite being a Marlins fan. He was electric!

[@jkbuckeye1]

Bautista was always killing my Twins. Those back to back highlights at Target Field were no coincidence, as he held the away HR record for a good while.

[@jayp.6166]

The emergence of Jose Bautista was one of the best/craziest things I have witnessed in sports. SO much fun to watch

[@OhCritic]

i'll never forget that game 5 homerun against the rangers. i was at work at the toronto island airport, about 6 coworkers and i worked as fast as we could to load and push the planes out of the gates early so we could have a 40 minute break between inbound flights to watch the game. we all got back in right as the bottom of the 7th started. absolutely lost our minds. guys were going nuts over the radio. awesome day.

[@BeefPapa]

Top notch video. The loudest I've heard a ballpark other than Piazza's home run that post-911 game, was Joey Bats' shot against the Rangers.

[@mattgilbert5850]

Bautista was a beast. Mad respect for his game. I am a Rangers fan, but I gotta give respect where it is due. Dude had serious game.

[@dudelebowski483]

Phenomenal job. I’m a metric - stats geek so we’ll done by you. I do remember how obnoxious the bat flipping was. An impressive career but stained imho w the bat flips. I like how you breezed over the PEDS. I would love to see you run some numbers on JB vs. guilty PED player turnarounds. Net Net - 👍 well done

[@Jolie_sailor]

My all-time favorite player!!! Still is today. Saved the jays from obscurity.

[@joshuakellogg20]

His mechanical change was to start his load slower and start the load earlier giving him more time and more generated energy to create that bat speed he possesses. This allows him to be on time with any fastball and adjust to off speed pitches accordingly. Great video!

[@seen48]

The playoff HR… come on! So amazing with that bat flip!

[@thekopytos4257]

As a Jay fan, Bautista on the oriles is weird, he hates that team.

[@oorad]

As an Orioles fan, I agree that Bautista on the Orioles is weird

[@RobertJW]

Probably he hated being there, which made him enjoy playing well against them.

[@judelenhart4444]

Bautista is the reason why I love the Blue Jays, Toronto, and all of Canada So big thanks to my favourite baseball player of all time

[@murishere]

wasn't even bad in 2018. Mets: 83 games, .351 OBP Phillies: 27 games, .404 OBP (.870 OPS) he could've hit 20HR if he played 162 games In June of 2018, he batted .250/.434/.536 (.970 OPS) in 25 games. as a sub, he batted .256/.377/.512 (.889 OPS) in 38 games with RISP, he batted .300/.450/.519 (.969 OPS) in 77 at bats. (100 PA) (35 RBI) with 2 outs and RISP, he batted .286/.468/.571 (1.040 OPS) in 35 at bats (47 PA) (17 RBI) when his team was losing, he had a .380 OBP. These ones are very ESPN type stats but it's worth mentioning: When batting 6th in the lineup, he batted .314/.462/.588 (1.050 OPS) in 18 games When he hit the ball in to the outfield, his batting average was .541 (1.545 OPS)

[@Hay-tn6hz]

miintyy Wow, he could've hit 20 whole homers that season? That's unheard of.

[@jared838]

Great Video, well done man. Couple things: Batista was non-productive for the Pirates because he was a Pirate. We aren't allowed to have good players on our team and if they start getting too close to good we have to trade them. (Pirates fan for 30 years...it's painful). Also, watching him play early on he lacked a ton of confidence. That probably contributed to him not lifting his leg before the release . I don't like his attitude but the dude became an incredible asset to the Blue Jays; albeit without a ring.

[@gunnarpedersen001]

He changed his timing on the Blue Jays, that’s what helped him, his timing was late a lot on the Pirates.

[@grege5074]

take it from someone who watched him every single day. There is one reason he improved so much as a hitter. Dwayne. Murphy. Joey Bats had insane bat speed and exit velocity (before it was cool) the whole time. Dwayne just tweaked his timing so now all the power was focused between the foul lines rather than 400ft in the 3rd base bleachers.

[@connorjohnson3159]

Vernon Wells also helped Bautista with his hitting mechanics in Toronto.

[@ljvallot8255]

How Bautista improved his swing: Before 2010: he uses a open stance and uses Slow to Fast. This helped with timing and stop lunging then he used it to lead 54 homeruns.

[@joegagliardi3984]

I wonder if Bautista has a room in one of his houses that displays a game jersey for every team he played for…I’m sure he probably doesn’t want to be reminded of some of those teams, but it would make for a hell of a wall!

[@gregmezera6571]

Here's some advice for struggling MLB players: provoke the most hated player in the league every chance you get and the 1st time he reacts, punch him in the face. From then on no one will even care if you can't bat 0.200 for a season. Bautista was so disliked at one point that when Rougned Odor punched Bautista's face it did wonders for his career. As a Rangers fan, it's so frustrating watching my team accept having a 2nd baseman who can't bat 0.200, but did land a pretty nice shot on Bautista's begging-to-be-punched face. It was as cathartic as watching the 46 year-old Nolan Ryan manhandle the 26 year-old Robin Ventura. If you don't know what I'm talking about it's definitely worth looking up "Ryan gets Ventura in headlock". Ryan beaned Ventura at the plate, then Ventura charges and exposes himself to a standing headlock and subsequently gets punched in the face a perfectly acceptable number of times (LOL) by a guy twice his age. Possibly due to his small town, wild west Texas badassery, Ryan wasn't even ejected.

[@muneebahmad7860]

as a torontonian seeing Jose wear other jerseys at the end of the video really made me sad. That man is a Toronto legend.

[@drewb5571]

Yo I still come back to this video just for sly humor! It still makes me laugh!

[@gblizzard7518]

If memory serves me correctly, his 2009 September was the sign of the breakout to come...

[@AllDayBlueJays]

I thought I was the only one who remembered...he hit 9 or 10 bombs that month.

[@jamesnewbury6354]

@@AllDayBlueJays but then i got the poo-poo in the bum-bum dahahaha

[@Zraknul]

A constant across his career - he had a good eye for the strike zone. Take his first 3 seasons, he had a better than average 9.4% walk rate. His prime years, 2010-2016, his strike out rate was low as well. He ended up with over 200 more walks than singles.

[@greyarea3804]

Batista was always one of my favorites on the Blue Jays themes. Joe Carter was my absolute favorite. Yes , Bautista bat flip was priceless

[@itinkle]

This was a cool breakdown. I didn't know how bad he was, just how good he was. Insane. What I love about the bat flip was the call, swing and a drive, deep to left field, no doubt about it. fucking camera was shaking from the celebrations lol. The celebration after he touched home was awesome too, I might watch that now just to feel good.

[@SkyIon]

Forever will be my favorite baseball player.

[@J5er]

Awesome video, thanks for posting.

[@kimblandino]

I'm a Pirates fan. When you say Jose Bautista, I don't think of legendary bat-flips, or a charismatic temper, or a great slugger. I think of a scrawny career minor leaguer with a horrible swing who strikes out 60% of the time.

[@jeremydanchuk1897]

His arm was fantastic as well, that throw in from right field was deadly

[@Flexb123]

That 2010 season wasn't really out of nowhere if you saw how the 2009 season ended. Bautista was finally given regular ABs the last month or so of the season and exploded and just carried it into the 2010 season. I think he had 9 HRs in september alone in 2009.

[@zayshairjourney5499]

Love Joey Bats. Look up “Dont mess with Jose Bautista”. Lots of glorious moments

[@mrdboggs85]

Great video guy. The ads were a lil annoying though. Great work

[@bteqefbtweq6256]

Amazing job on this video, keep it up

[@_carta44]

As a jays fan I’ll miss him forever

[@popo0129]

Bautista was pretty popular in Toronto least around people I know who weren't baseball fans. I only went to like two games when I wasn't a fan of the sport at the time and everyone that took me made sure I knew who Jose Bautista was and how he was one of our guys at the time. When I watch baseball now, most that talk about it with me but aren't fans much now told me how they watched before around the time our team was competing in the post season. I remember the first time I actually watched a game and tried to learn it while watching it was that series that had the famous bat flip. Honestly had no idea he started out poorly at first but goes to show how great some coaches are at spotting potential and helping athletes perform above what others expect. I pretty much think Toronto did this again with Gurriel and Teoscar recently as well.

[@Jaytradertee]

We are not even going to talk about Bautista mechanic change with the big leg kick after joining the Jays? Heck he got Tulo trying it when he was in a slump...didn't work for him.

[@simonorwell]

i enjoyed this,thaks for posting

[@charlesyork7047]

That was absolute love

[@Anthony-lw1eg]

I saw the Bluejays and rangers series on TV everytime they were so entertaining to watch

[@jawless7616]

My favorite is the time his helmet went one way and his sunglasses went the other when Odor connected with a right.

[@adamwebber2734]

September 2009 was the starting point for him. He got his 2010 chance after that great month.

[@furioussherman7265]

Something I think you missed in this video was also how good Bautista was in the field as well. The man had a fucking cannon for an arm that no one dared to run on, and in fact he still does, which is why he's trying to become a pitcher now.

[@ShakeItLittleTina]

My. Favorite. Player. No joke, Joey Bats is (and has been for a while) my favorite baseball player. I really hope he gets to come back as a two-way player, I know it sounds a little absurd but surely a team with nothing to lose could give him a chance

[@mossow71]

I think Bautista should be still playing his 2018 year he played for 3 teams was almost 38 years old still cranked out 13 home runs 48 RBI’s in 122 games not too shabby

[@LouisHansell]

At 11:00, Jose executes a 9-3 put-out. The batter hit a ball safely to right, but the RF threw the batter out at first. I love that play, seems about as rare as a triple play or no-hitter. Joe DiMaggio wrote in his book on hitting that he had been in a slump, didn't know why, and as he is leaving the ballpark with his son, his son says "Y'know, Dad, I don't see your name anymore when you swing." DiMaggio writes that he realized he wasn't getting around enough. OK, DiMaggio was a poser and probably used his son in that story, or allowed his ghostwriter to use his son. Anyhow... Look at that video clip of Bonds. The third baseman could read the back of Bonds' jersey clearly. Bautista was the same. The first baseman could see 'Bautista' clearly after Jose hit one. Getting the entire trunk, hips on up, produces more power. Yes, hitting mechanics is more than just the name showing down the line, but most power hitters get more out of their swing.

[@CSDonohue11]

It’s so crazy to me how popular he got. That was weird. He does have the coldest name abbreviation though Or coldest nickname off your actual name

[@kurtmooreca]

He actually got consistent playing time, you can see his numbers climb the further he got from 100 games.

[@MistaTofMaine]

Props to Jays they got him right before he got good and got rid of him right before he got bad.

[@delv213]

His 2010 ISO is still like top 25 all time which is amazing given it was in the middle of a time when nobody was hitting 50 dingers. His peak in 2010-2011 was elite.

[@jackoakes1998]

Listen no one but Jays fan understand the impact this guy had on baseball in Canada. He came to this team during a really rough patch for the Jays organization. And the turn around.. all kinda built around him 2015,16 was really fun sucks we didn't win anything. And I remember during that 2010 season he was tested so often of PEDs

[@SkyIon]

Bautista with a drive, deep left field

[@dompolidori5313]

PEDs will not make a bad ballplayer good. PEDs do not autofix mechanics like we are seeing in this video. he could have been on them at any time in his career, but thats not the soul reason of why he became wayyy better.

[@hp697c]

As a Pirates fan I remember when they traded him, the second time. I was honestly surprised and confused. Not because he was putting up monster numbers but he was one of the better batting third basemen the Pirates had had in a good while, and you could tell he had the potential to put up those monster numbers. He definitely showed flashes of being that power guy but Pittsburgh has always gotten rid of players way to soon. It really is surprising because they really have a good and patient minor league program.

[@Save_America24]

Amazing amazing vid! Baseball is coming back!!!

[@mikeiswhite3]

2011 Bautista was the best Bautista I will also as an Angel's fan, (not that, that means anything) will always remember him for the rest of my life for his bat flip. LEGEND In my book.

[@pondababa4197]

Never forget where I was for that insane Texas game. Bar went MENTAL when he hit that.

[@willster8759]

Mets fan here, I’ve always been a fan of Jose Bautista.

[@strkeout]

Amazing what the miracles of modern science can do for a player. And don't tell me it's because it's because he opened his stance. If you do, you're embarrassing yourself.

[@Deuce-jx8dh]

My all time most favorite player for those 6 or 7 where he was a demigod

[@jimmydee935]

I used to love the jay’s when they were at sky dome during the 80’s too early/mid 90’s. Joe Carter was a monster along with George Bell and the rangey Tony Fernandez. Oh, oh, oh…their catcher back then was a STUD throwing mofos out at 1st from his knees. What’s his name? Damn…I can’t remember…. I’m tripping. I’m thinking of Benito Santiago with the Padres. Lol. Still. Nasty catcher

[@nathanveldman1232]

Great vid!

[@DarthVictive]

Thumbs up for the Rougned Odor fan club joke.

[@mggailitis7231]

I'm a huge Blue Jays fan who has probably watched the bat-flip homer a hundred times. It never gets old. That said, I would be astounded if his career with the Blue Jays didn't include the use of PED's. Guy was a middling journeyman before "tweaking his swing" and hitting home runs at will. I swear, every time I attended a Blue Jay game it felt like everyone expected him to go yard, and it almost always happened. He was that good. I got a shit-kicking from fan boys on Blue Jays forums for suggesting he was on the gear, but it seems hard to believe that the guy turned into Babe Ruth simply by tweaking his swing. Not normal.

[@AllDayBlueJays]

It's certainly possible that a tweak could help. Christian Yelich also made an adjustment to his swing a few years ago, and now he's putting up monster numbers. Going by your logic, we should also be suspicious of Donaldson (though I disagree).

[@adam9302]

Oh yeah? What was your username?

[@bilium03]

the friggen notification sounds! >.< lol had me all messed up

[@dougraddi908]

Joey bats was a beast, one of the best sluggers in the game

[@john94949]

A testament to modern day pharmaceuticals. Look at him go

[@DiceBaseballDigest]

He was a beast.

[@wiseogjc370]

My favorite homer will always be the one he hit against the first female MLB pitcher.

[@xopgoat10]

Man I really wish you kept that 10 or 20 reasons why the nfl sucks That Danny deVito joke was funny as hell

[@take1994]

Bautista clearly just released a change up in that pic where he’s with the Royals (well spent the day with them I guess)LOL. Anyway, I know he was attempting a comeback as a RHP recently, but I wonder what was going on in this picture.

[@kidlast4154]

U should do a episode on all the players the pirates gave up for nothing who turned all star being a pirate is the worst thing that can happen to a player i know im from pittsburgh

[@quisuis-je]

Miss you JOSE! 💥⚾️ ☄️🪐

[@sebastianking5271]

I miss him in Toronto