Bautista plays 1,000th game for Blue Jays

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ARLINGTON — Jose Bautista has been the face of the Blue Jays since 2010, and on Saturday night, he became the 11th player to appear in 1,000 games for the club.

Bautista ranks second all-time with 249 home runs in a Toronto uniform (Carlos Delgado hit 336), and he’s fifth in RBIs, with 654. He also ranks third in OPS (.916), second in walks (662), fifth in runs (652) and 12th in hits (912).

It has been quite a run for the six-time All-Star, and no matter what happens with the pending free agent this offseason, his name will be all over the Toronto record books for years to come.

“It’s a fun moment and hopefully not one of the last games that I have to play as a member of the team,” Bautista said. “It speaks a lot about my time here and how long it has been, even though it feels like it was only yesterday that I was traded here. And also the success that I can’t help but focus on every time I …

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