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8:53 AM - Jose Bautista (Phi) went 2-for-3 with a walk, two stolen bases and two runs Sunday in the Phillies' 3-1 win over the Braves.
9:03 AM - Jose Bautista (Phi) was traded by the Mets to the Phillies on Tuesday, Joel Sherman of the New York Post reports.
8:40 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) was claimed on revocable waivers by the Phillies on Monday, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
3:46 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 3-for-4 with a grand slam, a double, seven RBI and three runs scored in the 24-4 win over the Phillies in the first game of Thursday's doubleheader.
9:38 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) is not in the lineup for Game 1 of Thursday's doubleheader against Philadelphia.
7:51 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's win over New York.
11:40 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) is out of the lineup versus the Marlins on Friday, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
11:20 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) will not start Monday against the Reds, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
12:32 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) is not in the lineup for Saturday's game against the Braves, Anthony DiComo of MLB.com reports.
7:18 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 2-for-3 with a solo home run and two RBI on Thursday against the Nationals.
8:53 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Rays, Tim Healey of Newsday reports.
7:42 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 1-for-3 with two walks, a stolen base, and a grand slam in Friday's 5-1 win over the Rays.
7:13 AM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 2-for-4 with a walk, a double and a run scored in Friday's loss to the Marlins.
8:31 PM - Jose Bautista (NYM) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Dodgers.
5:42 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) went 1-for-3 with a walk and a three-run home run in Monday's win over the Cubs.
7:07 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) is not in the lineup Sunday against the Marlins.
1:36 PM - Jose Bautista (Atl) is believed that Bautista will only draw starts against left-handed pitching, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
11:11 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins.
7:58 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) went 1-for-4 with a double in Friday's loss to the Giants.
10:44 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) was officially called up by the Braves Friday and will head straight into the starting lineup, batting fifth and playing third base against the Giants.
6:33 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) is expected to be called up Friday, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
9:26 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) went 2-for-3 and was plunked by two pitches while starting for Triple-A Gwinnett on Wednesday.
5:45 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) grounded out in all four of his at-bats with Triple-A Gwinnett on Saturday in the club's 3-0 loss to Durham.
6:18 PM - Jose Bautista (Atl) will be sent to Triple-A Gwinnett on Monday and could be called up to the big leagues in the near future, Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports.
9:03 AM - Jose Bautista (Atl) signed a minor-league deal with the Braves on Tuesday.
1:06 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) manager Ross Atkins said the Blue Jays informed Bautista that they won't pick up his mutual option for 2018, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
11:47 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is out of Monday's lineup against Baltimore, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
12:17 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is out of Wednesday's lineup against the Red Sox.
11:55 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is out of Friday's lineup against the Orioles.
6:29 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is not in the lineup for Sunday's game against Twins, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
7:12 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) John Gibbons slyly suggested that he'll continue deploying Bautista at third base routinely through the end of the season, Richard Griffin of The Toronto Star reports.
7:35 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is back in the Blue Jays' lineup Friday against the Cubs, leading off an playing right field, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet.ca reports.
9:09 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is not in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Rays, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
5:54 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a solo homer Friday against the Pirates.
5:27 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a stolen base during Thursday's win over the Yankees.
6:27 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run during Sunday's loss to Houston.
6:12 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) has been placed on revocable trade waivers, Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports reports.
10:33 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) has a mutual option on his deal for 2018 but is expected to become a free agent at the end of the season, Gregor Chisholm of MLB.com reports.
7:33 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is out of the lineup Sunday against the Angels, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
7:17 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-3 with a homer, a walk, two runs and two RBI Friday against the Tigers.
9:42 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run against the Yankees on Tuesday.
6:41 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-5 with one home run and four RBI against the Royals on Sunday.
10:28 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 3-for-5 with a run scored in Friday's 5-4 loss to the Royals.
1:49 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) will bat leadoff for the Blue Jays going forward, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet.ca reports.
11:31 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Monday's win over Texas.
7:21 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs in Tuesday's win over the Reds.
1:08 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a three-run homer Saturday against the Rangers.
4:53 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and two runs during Wednesday's win over Milwaukee.
12:03 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is starting at third base Tuesday against the Brewers.
3:54 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 3-for-4 with a three-run home run during Saturday's loss to Baltimore.
4:56 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with two runs scored in Thursday's 9-0 win over Atlanta.
9:23 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) fell a triple short of the cycle Wednesday in Atlanta, going 3-for-4 with a single, a double, a homer and two runs scored.
3:11 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run in Saturday's victory over Seattle.
5:50 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer Friday against the Mariners.
5:37 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run, two walks and two runs during Wednesday's win over Cleveland.
7:02 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run and one walk in Monday's win over New York.
3:15 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) wrapped up the opening month of the 2017 campaign slashing .178/.309/.244 through 110 plate appearances.
2:23 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is not in the lineup for the second game of Thursday's doubleheader against the Cardinals.
6:06 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) the first few weeks of 2017, Bautista's batting average against fastballs (.111) and pull percentage (32.7) sit at career-low levels, Jonah Keri of Sportsnet reports.
6:54 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 0-for-4 with a walk and four strikeouts in Saturday's extra-inning loss to the Rays.
6:15 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with two strikeouts in Wednesday's loss to Baltimore.
5:10 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (back) is in the Blue Jays' Grapefruit League lineup Friday hitting second, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.
10:28 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (back) went to manager John Gibbons and requested to be scratched from Wednesday's Grapefruit League lineup, but the slugger claimed it had nothing to do with an injury, Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun reports.
5:02 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (back) was scratched from Wednesday's lineup after previously being listed as the Jays' DH, Arden Zwelling of Sportsnet reports.
12:02 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (back) is expected to rejoin the Jays' lineup Wednesday after missing one game during the World Baseball Classic due to back stiffness, the Toronto Star reports.
5:57 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is not in the lineup for Team Dominican Republic for Saturday's game against Team USA, Marly Rivera of ESPN reports.
5:47 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 3-for-4 with a walk, three-run homer and four RBI in Thursday's World Baseball Classic game against Team Canada.
8:20 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, his second of the spring, in Friday's exhibition game against Yankees.
9:28 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is projected to hit third in the lineup this season after manager John Gibbons said, "I think that's where he fits best," Ben Nicholson-Smith reports.
9:39 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) arrived to camp Friday feeling healthy, and refuted the idea that he's injury-prone, Anthony Castrovince of MLB.com reports.
10:04 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) agreed to a one-year contract with the Blue Jays on Tuesday pending a physical, Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports reports.
9:12 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) received a qualifying offer from the Blue Jays, Jon Heyman of Today's Knuckleball reports.
6:13 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) after an injury-plagued season, Bautista is expected to turn down a $17.2 million qualifying offer from the Jays, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reports.
9:55 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) Jays are expected to extend a qualifying offer to Bautista, a potential free agent, once the World Series ends, ESPN reports.
11:31 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-3 with a two-run homer, two walks and a run in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Red Sox.
4:05 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-2 with two walks, his 21st home run of the season, and two RBI in Sunday's win over the Yankees.
8:44 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a double and three-run homer in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Yankees.
7:25 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a two-RBI double in Friday's 9-0 victory over the Yankees.
10:30 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-5 with a game-tying solo shot in the ninth inning of Wednesday's extra-innings loss to Seattle.
4:16 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a homer in Monday's 3-2 victory over the Rays.
5:07 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) who moved from the leadoff spot to the two slot, went 1-for-3 with two walks, an RBI and scored a run in Monday's loss to the Yankees.
8:19 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) who is batting leadoff for the Blue Jays these days, hit a leadoff home run Wednesday to help spark Toronto to a 5-3 win.
11:18 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) will continue to be the team's leadoff hitter for the foreseeable future, and second baseman Devon Travis will hit toward the bottom of the lineup, the Toronto Sun reports.
6:00 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-5 with a solo homer in Monday's game against the Orioles.
5:22 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's win over the Twins.
11:50 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (knee) was officially activated off the DL on Thursday, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports.
5:21 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) will play a simulated game on Wednesday, and the decision about his pending activation from the disabled list, expected to happen Thursday, will be made afterwards, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.
1:21 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (knee) will likely be activated from the DL on Thursday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.
8:16 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (knee) will likely head out on a rehab assignment this week, Sportsnet's Shi Davidi reports.
10:08 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (left knee sprain) is feeling better, according to manager John Gibbons, and has an "outside shot" of returning on his first day of eligibility Aug. 25, Sportsnet reports.
1:30 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (knee) was placed on the 15-day disabled list Wednesday.
12:46 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) hurt his left knee Tuesday night and may be headed to the 15-day DL, Barry Davis of Sportsnet.ca reports.
11:43 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) is out of the lineup Wednesday against the Rays, Barry Davis of Sportsnet reports.
7:45 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 2-for-4 with a solo home run in Tuesday's win over Houston.
8:07 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) went 1-for-4 with a solo homer in Friday's 6-5 victory over the Orioles.
5:56 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (turf toe) went 1-for-3 with a walk in his return from the DL on Monday against the Padres.
11:39 AM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (toe) is back in the lineup Monday against the Padres.
1:08 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (toe) is expected to take over the leadoff spot when he returns from the DL, Mike Wilner of BlueJaysTalk reports.
8:04 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (toe) homered in the first at-bat of his rehab assignment with High-A Dunedin on Wednesday.
3:08 PM - Jose Bautista (Tor) (toe) will play Wednesday and Friday during his rehab assignment, and could potentially return to the Blue Jays by Monday, Shi Davidi of Sportsnet reports.
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