CLEARWATER, Fla. — Jose Bautista may not be welcome any more at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa if Goose Gossage is in the building.
Yet, Bautista was a hit at Bright House Field, home of the Philadelphia Phillies on Saturday afternoon.
Bautista was in short right field line doing his pre-game sprints when the Phillies mascot arrived on his ATV. The Phillie Phanatic mimicked Bautista’s every move: Cross- over steps and sprinting.
Then Bautista issued a challenge, doing a hand stand and walking a few feet. The Phanatic dropped to his knees dramatically and waved his arms up and down in a ‘we are not worthy,’ fashion.