Jose Bautista

According to Craig Calcaterra of MSNBC, Ron Washington and Bruce Bochy have announced their Starting Lineups. Starting Pitcher for the NL Is Roy Halladay of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Starting Pitcher for the AL is Jered Weaver of the Los Angeles Angels. The starting lineups then go as follows: American League 1. Curtis Granderson CF New [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – Center fielder Nyjer Morgan, who was just returning from the Disabled List, fractured his left middle finger and is expected to be out 2-4 weeks reports Tom Haudricourt of the Journal Sentinel. Morgan was struck on the finger while executing a sacrifice bunt in the [...]

Here’s a running list of injury updates around the Major Leagues: – According to David Hale of the Wilmington News Journal, Chase Utley could be close to beginning his rehab assignment. The Phillies’ second baseman has participated in two simulated games in the past three days, but he’s not ready to proclaim himself ready for extended [...]

Usually when we hear players leave their team for a “personal family matter” as was the case for Toronto Blue Jay’s slugger, Jose Bautista, it ends up being a sad event such as an ill relative.  However, it Bautista’s case, he left the team to go to be with Neisha Croyle to witness the birth [...]

2010 Major League home run champion Jose Bautista is expected to miss the entire three game series versus the Oakland Athletics this week due to “personal family matters, John Lott of the National Post and MLB.com’s Gregor Chisholm report. Juan Rivera will take Bautista’s place in right field while Edwin Encarnacion will be the team’s designated [...]

According to the team’s official Twitter account, the Toronto Blue Jays have officially announced Jose Bautista’s deal via a press conference. On Wednesday, Bautista and the Blue Jays agreed to a five-year, $64 million deal. Bautista will make $8 million in 2011 and $14 million in each of the following four seasons (via Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com). The [...]

According to a source close to the Associated Press, the 2010 Major League home run champ Jose Bautista and the Toronto Blue Jays have agreed to a five-year, $65 million deal.  An official announcement is expected on Thursday at 5pm EST. Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes first reported that the sides were close to a deal on [...]

In a Tweet by Enrique Rojas of ESPNdeportes.com, he reports that the Toronto Blue Jays and José Bautista are close to a five-year, $65 million extension. Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports adds that a sixth-year option could bring the deal to $78 million. The deal will include c0ntributions to Bautista’s charities in Canada and the Dominican Republic. The [...]

The Toronto Blue Jays and Jose Bautista have agreed to postpone the arbitration hearing until Friday according to Enrique Rojas of ESPNDeportes.com. Both sides are apparently working on a multi-year deal.  Bautista has since confirmed the report via text message to FOXSports. “Our arbitration hearing with Jose Bautista has been postponed to allow further negotiation between the player and [...]

Add Jose Bautista to the list of players (Albert Pujols and Rickie Weeks) that have set deadlines to get a new contracts done. According to Ken Fidlin of the Toronto Sun, the the 2010 MLB home run leader said that if the sides cannot reach a contract extension prior to the arbitration hearing (set for Monday), [...]