Once upon a time Jose Bautista was a very good hitter. He hit as many as 54 home runs in a season. He was an All Star six seasons in a row (2010-2015).
But this was 2016. He was only slightly above average in the regular season. He had a home run against Baltimore and another against Texas in the playoffs, but the Cleveland Indians shut him down.
Note that I said “shut him down”, not “shut his mouth”.
After the Indians won Games 1 and 2 – behind Corey Kluber, Josh Tomlin and a lot of help from Andrew Miller – Bautista said that circumstances were working against the Blue Jays.