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The Blue Jays’ Jose Bautista smiles as he walks through the dugout during Game 1 of the ALCS against the Rangers on Oct. 6, 2016. Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...
Jose Bautista is staying with the Toronto Blue Jays, after all.
Toronto said Wednesday the free agent slugger had agreed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with Toronto that includes mutual options for more years.
Bautista gets an $18 million salary this year, and the deal includes a $17 million mutual option for 2018 with a $500,000 buyout, payable if either side declines. There is a $20 million option for 2019 that becomes guaranteed if Bautista has 300 games played during the next two seasons and does not have a physical impairment that would prevent him from playing in 2019.
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