Former Toronto Slugger Jose Bautista Homers In Business Too
The post Former Toronto Slugger Jose Bautista Homers In Business Too appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Celebrating his three-run 2015 Division Series homer that put the Blue Jays ahead of the Rangers, … More Jose Bautista makes an iconic bat flip that fans still remember. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) Getty Images At 44, José Bautista is still an All-Star – in the world of business rather than baseball. Bautista, who made six straight American League All-Star teams while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, owns a soccer team, a Florida wellness center, and a coffee company in his native Dominican Republic. In addition, his Norte Advisers offers financial and investment advice for professional athletes. He was also an early investor in a bat company, befitting a man dubbed Joey Bats by Toronto fans. He picked up the nickname even before playing in his first post-season game, an American League Division Series encounter between the Blue Jays and Texas Rangers on Oct. 8, 2015. It was in that game that he followed a decisive three-run homer with a high bat flip that excited Toronto fans, enraged Texas fans, and created a memorable moment that fans still ask him about. Fans Remember “It’s the No. 1 topic of conversation,” said Bautista in an exclusive interview 10 years later. “People say hi, shake hands, take a picture, and then ask about the bat flip. Of course, I had to take a little heat too but it was like [celebrating] a touchdown in football or a goal in soccer. “It’s good to the game evolving, now taking into account a lot more things important to fans then it used to. We want fans to come and enjoy it.” Bautista personifies the fact that there’s a link between success in professional sports and in the business world. “I have to have a passion for it,” Bautista said in explaining his…
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Celebrating his three-run 2015 Division Series homer that put the Blue Jays ahead of the Rangers, … More Jose Bautista makes an iconic bat flip that fans still remember. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) Getty Images At 44, José Bautista is still an All-Star – in the world of business rather than baseball. Bautista, who made six straight American League All-Star teams while playing for the Toronto Blue Jays, owns a soccer team, a Florida wellness center, and a coffee company in his native Dominican Republic. In addition, his Norte Advisers offers financial and investment advice for professional athletes. He was also an early investor in a bat company, befitting a man dubbed Joey Bats by Toronto fans. He picked up the nickname even before playing in his first post-season game, an American League Division Series encounter between the Blue Jays and Texas Rangers on Oct. 8, 2015. It was in that game that he followed a decisive three-run homer with a high bat flip that excited Toronto fans, enraged Texas fans, and created a memorable moment that fans still ask him about. Fans Remember “It’s the No. 1 topic of conversation,” said Bautista in an exclusive interview 10 years later. “People say hi, shake hands, take a picture, and then ask about the bat flip. Of course, I had to take a little heat too but it was like [celebrating] a touchdown in football or a goal in soccer. “It’s good to the game evolving, now taking into account a lot more things important to fans then it used to. We want fans to come and enjoy it.” Bautista personifies the fact that there’s a link between success in professional sports and in the business world. “I have to have a passion for it,” Bautista said in explaining his…
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