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Morgan Wallen Accidentally Hit Blue Jays Legend Jose Bautista’s Wife While Recreating His Iconic Bat Flip During Toronto Walkout
Fresh off scoring his 12th nonconsecutive week at #1 with I’m The Problem en route to becoming the artist with the eighth most total weeks at #1 on the Billboard 200 as well as becoming the first artist ever to score three Top 5 entries on Billboard’s Songs of the Summer Chart this week, Morgan Wallen took his massive I’m The Problem Tour north of the border in Toronto at the Rogers Centre this weekend.
Though night one did not feature anyone in the “Last Night” singer’s now patented walkout, fans were treated to the announcement that one of I’m The Problem’s many viral hits, “20 Cigarettes,” is getting a music video soon. This, of course, came off the heels of Wallen’s Instagram post on Wednesday night, which featured him bloodied on a bike.
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Night one, admittedly, was pretty tame as far as a Wallen concert can go. There was no walkout guest, no fights in the crowd (something that’s becoming more and more common, unfortunately), no surprise appearance from Tate McRae on their all-genre #1 hit, “What I Want,” and overall, no drama.
Night two was a different story, however.
Ahead of the show last night, none other than Toronto Blue Jays legend and 6x MLB All-Star, Jose Bautista, became the latest athlete to join Wallen during his walkout.
In case you’re unfamiliar with Bautista, he’s undoubtedly the most popular Blue Jay of the 21st century. With 344 home runs and 975 RBIs throughout his 15-year career, the Dominican slugger led the MLB in home runs twice, once in 2010 and again a year later in 2011. Along with three Silver Slugger awards, he also led the Blue Jays to an American League Championship Series (ALCS) appearance in 2015.
Even if you’re not a big baseball fan, I’m sure you’ve seen his iconic home run and subsequent monster bat flip in the aforementioned 2015 season. Not only does it remain one of the biggest moments in Blue Jays history due to it cementing their three-game comeback against the Texas Rangers in the Divisional Round, but it’s also become one of the most celebrated highlights in the MLB this century.
@mlbonfox
In honor of Jose Bautista retiring with the Blue Jays, we throw it back to his iconic bat flip #mlb #bluejays #batflip #josebautista
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Clearly a fan of the moment, Wallen had to pay homage to Bautista during the walkout, taking his bat, swinging it and flipping it much in the vein that the Blue Jays slugger did back in 2015.
But unfortunately, it looks like Bautista’s wife was standing a little too close to the action. Video posted by Neisha Bautista shows that she was accidentally hit by the bat when Morgan tossed it, though she confirmed at the end of the video that she was fine.
@offsidecanada
During Morgan Wallen’s walkout, he accidentally hit José Bautista’s wife with the bat Luckily, she confirmed she was all good at the end of the video #bluejays #josebautista #toronto #morganwallen #mlb neishabautista – IG
♬ original sound – Offside
After the walkout, which is one of his best to date (despite the accident) Wallen proceeded to deliver a 26-song set to the sold-out crowd at the Rogers Centre. Performing everything from “Up Down” with openers, Zach John King and Gavin Adcock, to his smash hits, “Last Night,” “I Had Some Help” and “Whiskey Glasses,” the Tennessee native gave fans a little bit of everything.
With the walkout, Bautista joins the likes of current and former athletes such as Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson, Brett Favre, Tom Brady, Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes, Marshawn Lynch, Mike Tyson, Pat McAfee and more, all of whom have joined Wallen over the past year and a half during his shows.
Watch the full walkout here:
@much
Morgan Wallen walks out with José Bautista during his second night in Toronto @morganwallen #morganwallenconcert #imtheproblemtour
♬ original sound – MuchMusic
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September 12-13 – Edmonton, ABThe post Morgan Wallen Accidentally Hit Blue Jays Legend Jose Bautista’s Wife While Recreating His Iconic Bat Flip During Toronto Walkout first appeared on Whiskey Riff.