ST. MARYS, Ont.— José Bautista , Hall of Famer.

The 10-year Blue Jays slugger took his place among baseball immortals on this side of the border Saturday, headlining the class of 2025 at the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame .

“What an amazing experience it was to arrive in such a vibrant, cosmopolitan place where it seemed like everybody was from a different part of the world,” Bautista said in his induction speech. “As someone who came to Canada hoping for a fresh start and a clean slate and an opportunity to succeed, I felt like I had something in common with all those people.”

The 44-year-old is best known by Blue Jays fans for The Bat Flip, the dramatic three-run home run that capped off what may have been the wildest inning in baseball history, in Game 5 of the Jays’ American L

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