From bat flip to fake flip: Bautista pretends to throw ball in stands (VIDEO)
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Aug 20, 2014; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) runs the bases after hitting a 3-run home run in the sixth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
It seems that Jose Bautista is all about making friends this postseason.
Just a couple days after the Toronto Blue Jays slugger set the world ablaze with an emphatic bat flip in Game 5 of the ALDS, Bautista denied Kansas City Royals fans of a souvenir in Game 1 of the ALCS.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Bautista made the last out of the fifth inning, ranging over near the stands in right field and threw a ball into the crowd.
Except he didn't. He kept the ball.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Royals fans would have the last laugh, though, as their team went on to win the game 3-0 to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
(h/t Cut4)
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