And Juan Samuel, Fred Lewis and Mat Latos.
Former Blue Jays slugger Tony Batista turns 51 today. In 2.5 seasons, Tony hit 80 home runs for us. Batista had one great season, hitting 41 home runs and 114 RBI in 2000. He hit .263/.307/.519. 2000 was a good season for watching Jays hit home runs. Carlos Degado also had 41 home runs. Brad Fullmer and Jose Cruz hit 32 and 31 home runs, respectively. And three others were in their 20s for home runs. Batista had one of the strangest batting stances you will ever see.
We signed Juan as a free agent in 1996 when he was 35 and winding down an excellent MLB career. Gord Ash liked signing older former stars. It was one more thing that drove me up the wall about him. I always wanted to see the young guys get a chance. Juan was very good at hitting left-handed pitchers, and the Jays wanted him to be a DH/utility guy for that skill. He could play most of the infield spots and the corner outfield spots.
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