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Jose Bautista Hit by Pitch from Julio Teheran Day After Bat Flip Following HR

Atlanta Braves pitcher Julio Teheran plunked Jose Bautista with a pitch in the first inning of Thursday night's interleague showdown one day after the Toronto Blue Jays slugger celebrated a home run with a bat flip.

The incident unfolded during Bautista's first at-bat of the game, when Teheran hit him on the thigh with a 96 mph fastball:

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On Wednesday, Bautista sparked a benches-clearing incident between the two sides when he cranked a home run to left field, stood at home plate to admire his piece of hitting and flipped his bat in celebration:

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