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.

Ten struggling MLB stars desperate to turn season around

May is a complicated month on the MLB calendar. There’s still a lot of baseball to be played — well more than half of the season, in fact. But the stats we see can no longer be chalked up to just a crazy first few weeks. They have to be taken seriously. Granted, there’s still time for struggling MLB stars to turn things around. But it’s time to start making that happen.

After the game, Dyson spoke to Barry Svlgula of the Washington Post and put emphasis on his disdain for Bautista ’ s stare-down and (totally awesome) bat flip that caused the benches to clear in the seventh inning.

Please try again later . Published on Jun 12, 2016. Bat flip causes benches to clear . Don't mess with Jose Bautista - Duration: 4:40. Cesar Bess 3,254,911 views. Jose Fernandez hits first home run, benches clear - Duration: 3:17.

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

— TheRenderMLB (@TheRenderMLB) May 18, 2017

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.

An inning after one of the wildest moments in playoff history put his team down 3-2, Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista came up and crushed a big-ass motherfuckin’ three-run homer. He then unleashed the greatest bat flip I have ever seen.

This Jose Bautista bat flip didn't sit well with the Braves, leading to benches clearing afterward pic.twitter.com/z1qOtzs1tM. This is what went down the first time the benches cleared : The benches clear in Atlanta after Kevin Pillar takes exception to Jason Motte' s quick pitch in the top of

THIS IS NOT A DRILL!

"Surprised he’s ready to fight again after last year"

Watch: High school player flaunts major league bat flip .
Turco GC HR just fair makes it 7-4. pic.twitter.com/k7RP3jrMvW— David Housel (@CoachHousel) May 21, 2017His name is Chris Turco, he plays baseball for Gloucester Catholic High School in New Jersey, and when he hits dingers, he's going to flip his bat.The University of Albany commit hit a solo shot, admired his bomb, then defiantly tossed his bat to land right in front of the umpire - the only person on the field who appears to be offended - who stood at home plate with his hand on his hip like he's Turco's parents wondering why their son is so late for dinner.