Yankees' Kelley: Bautista's gestures during home-run trot were 'childish and disrespectful'
Reuters
New York Yankees reliever Shawn Kelley had some pointed words Friday for Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista, who slammed his bat and "shouted profanities" in an enraged stupor after hitting a game-tying two-run home run in the eighth inning of Thursday's 3-2 loss in the Bronx.
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Kelley was unable to discern precisely why Bautista reacted as demonstratively as he did, but the 33-year-old was nonetheless unimpressed by the five-time All-Star's behavior.
Bautista was visibly agitated even after returning to the dugout, but did not address his heated reaction after the game, in which a costly error by first baseman Adam Lind in the bottom of the ninth afforded the Yankees a 3-2 victory, their second consecutive win.
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