José Bautista By ryan.contreras Oct 19, 1980 José Bautista is Born Jun 6, 2000 When he was Drafted Apr 4, 2004 Made his MLB Debut Period: May 3, 2004 to Aug 21, 2008 Struggled from team to team 2010 Won the AL Hank Aaron Award and a Silver Slugger Award May 17, 2010 Won Player of the Week 2011 SIgned 5 Year - $64 million Contract Jun 12, 2011 Made his First All-Star Game Jan 30, 2012 The cover athlete for the Canadian edition of MLB 12: The Show. Oct 8, 2015 Iconic Bat Flip against the Texas Rangers Aug 2, 2016 Recorded 300th home run Nov 4, 2017 End of Blue Jay Career Period: Apr 18, 2018 to Oct 29, 2018 Played for 3 Teams before ending MLB career Aug 12, 2023 Retired as a Blue Jay and was awarded Level of Excellence