TORONTO — A piece of Toronto Blue Jays history is up for auction — and the owners hope it stays in Canada. The seventh-inning shot won the series for Toronto and became entrenched in Blue Jays lore when it was punctuated by Bautista’s notorious bat flip. “Of all the five or six iconic baseballs in Blue Jays history this is the only one that’s ever going to be for sale. “This is a great opportunity to own the best piece of history for the Blue Jays in the past 20 years, by far. His 288 home runs are second all-time in Blue Jays franchise history behind Carlos Delgado’s 336.

Source: National Post January 04, 2019 22:41 UTC