Blue Jays looking for moment like José Bautista’s iconic homer, bat flip

SEATTLE -- Ten years ago Tuesday, José Bautista turned on a fastball and defined an era of Blue Jays baseball.

Bautista admired his work for a moment, then shot Rangers reliever Sam Dyson one last glare to make sure he was watching, too. In that moment in Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series, a man became a god in Toronto and The Bat Flip was born.

The Blue Jays have been reaching for that feeling for a decade now, always grasping empty air. Bautista’s defining moment will live forever in Toronto and deserves to. Every Blue Jays fan remembers where they were and who was sitting next to them that night.

With time, Bautista’s understanding of the moment continues to evolve. Every day of Joe Carter’s life, he is asked about his walk-off home run to win the 1993 Wor