Jose Bautista and his bat flip helps send Blue Jays to ALCS

Adam Hernandez

9 years ago

TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 14: **Jose Bautista** #19 of the Toronto Blue Jays throws his bat up in the air after he hits a three-run home run in the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in game five of the American League Division Series at Rogers Centre on October 14, 2015 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Yeah, it wasn’t actually the bat flip that sent the Blue Jays to a 6-3 win over the Rangers but it was an exclamation point on one of the greatest plays in Toronto sports history.

Wednesday night, Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista hit an absolute bomb to left field to help propel Toronto into the ALCS thus blowing the roof off the Rogers Center. Aside from the home run, it was Bautista’s bat flip that really helped seize the moment. And yeah, it was probably the best bat flip in MLB postseason history.