"Hope she wasn't hurt" - Fans in shock after Morgan Wallen hurls bat at Jose Bautista’s wife while mocking iconic bat flip

Former Toronto Blue Jays slugger Jose Bautista made a surprise appearance during country singer Morgan Wallen's concert at Rogers Centre on Friday night.

Bautista joined Wallen backstage as they made their way out. The former All-Star handed the country singer a baseball bat. The two-time CMA winner swung the bat and recreated Bautista's iconic flip from Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series against the Texas Rangers.

However, as Wallen threw the bat, he accidentally hurled it at Bautista's wife, Neisha, who was filming the clip backstage.

Fans reacted to the clip of Wallen accidentally hitting Jose Bautista's wife.

"Hope she wasn’t hurt," wrote a concerned fan.

"That’s wild definitely not the way to recreate a bat flip!"

"As the wife of Jose, you should have seen this bat flip so many times that you should know that you’re standing in the wrong spot hahaha."

"Morgan Wallen taking this bat flip reenactment way too seriously."

"The swing of a guy who would barely make contact in a slow pitch softball men’s league."

While fans were concerned about the status of Jose Bautista's wife, she saw the funny side of things, posting the clip on her Instagram story.

"When Morgan Wallen bat flips your husband’s bat and hits you,” Neisha captioned her video with a cry-laughing face emoji.

Jose Bautista sees similarity between the current Blue Jays team and 2015 squad

Jose Bautista is one of the most celebrated players in Blue Jays history for his postseason heroics in 2015, which included the iconic bat flip in Game 5 of the division series against the Texas Rangers.

Bautista, who inducted in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame earlier this year, reflected on the team's performance this season.

"I think the vibe around the city and team is pretty close [to 2015] … The team got along together great," Bautista said. "We enjoyed being around each other for 162 games, 180 days, which says a lot, and it looks like this group has that as well.

"They're having fun, and that's what teams have to do in order to reach a new level of excellence and performance … that's what we had, and I think that's the biggest similarity."

Although the Blue Jays lost the second game of the series against division rivals the New York Yankees on Saturday, Toronto leads the AL East with an American League best 82-60 record.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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