Sport Watch Jose Bautista's latest bat flip cause benches to clear in Atlanta

Jose Bautista is still flipping his bat — and still irritating his opponents.

That was evident Wednesday night in Atlanta, when Bautista caused the benches to clear for the second time in the game, thanks to his bat-flipping antics.

The trouble started in the seventh inning, when Braves reliever Jason Motte struck out Kevin Pillar and Pillar muttered some unkind words to the veteran righty. Those words apparently didn’t sit well with Braves catcher Kurt Suzuki, who confronted Pillar, causing both teams to spill out of their dugouts.

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The Keg Must See: Bautista ' s bat flip causes benches to clear for second time. It’s a known fact that the Texas Rangers don’t like Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista . Well you can now add the Atlanta Braves to that list.

Jose Bautista ’ s latest bat flip during lopsided affair causes benches to clear in Atlanta . Feinsand: Rougned Odor, Jose Bautista fight won't change a thing. The benches would clear again in the middle of the seventh.

The benches clear in Atlanta after Kevin Pillar takes exception to Jason Motte's quick pitch in the top of the 7th inning!!! pic.twitter.com/fcwxtUWuYL

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Umpires were able to get things under control without incident… for the time being.

In the top of the eighth, Bautista stepped to the plate and launched a solo shot to left field off of Eric O’Flaherty and celebrated his homer in typical Jose Bautista fashion — with an epic bat flip. He did this, of course, despite the fact that the Jays still trailed the Braves 8-4. And that just didn’t sit well with the Braves.

After the game, O’Flaherty wasn’t shy about his opinion of Bautista’s antics and took a subtle shot at the showboater for the infamous punch he took from Rangers’ Rougend Odor last year.

Jose Bautista hit by pitch night after bat flip

For his actions the night before, Jose Bautista was hit by a pitch during his first at-bat on Thursday. In the top of the eighth inning on Wednesday, with the Blue Jays trailing 8-3, Jose Bautista hit a solo home run. What followed was a bat flip that did not sit well with more than a few people. Jace Peterson had a few words for Bautista as he rounded first base and benches later emptied. Here’s video of the bat flip.Jose Bautista with the BAT FLIP & TROT to tick the Braves off #BlueJayspic.twitter.

The Keg Must See: Bautista ' s bat flip causes benches to clear for second time. It’s a known fact that the Texas Rangers don’t like Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista . Well you can now add the Atlanta Braves to that list.

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