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Toronto Blue Jays: Top 10 Moments in Franchise History

By Paul Taylor

Toronto Blue Jays fans unfurl a Canadian flag on Canada Day during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre on July 1, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
Toronto Blue Jays fans unfurl a Canadian flag on Canada Day during MLB game action against the Boston Red Sox at Rogers Centre on July 1, 2017 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) /
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Oct 14, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Blue Jays right fielder Jose Bautista (19) reacts after hitting a three run home run during the seventh inning against the Texas Rangers in game five of the ALDS at Rogers Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /

7) Jose Bautista’s bat-flip

The stage was set; the Blue Jays versus the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the 2015 ALDS. The winner would advance to the Championship series.

The fact the Blue Jays were even playing a Game 5 was a minor miracle. However, after falling behind by two games against the Rangers, they fought back to force the deciding encounter on home turf.

The atmosphere was electric, with a 53-minute seventh inning perfectly capturing the insanity of the occasion. The inning had it all: the Rangers retaking the lead with a fluke play, the crowd going crazy by throwing things onto the field, and two bench clearings.

Perhaps unnerved by the air of animosity, the Rangers’ Elvis Andrus committed errors on three consecutive plays in the bottom of the seventh. And then, after Josh Donaldson tied the game, this happened.

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