Between three Rangers errors, two benches-clearing incidents and one epic Blue Jays comeback in Game 5 of their ALDS, Rangers reliever Sam Dyson had a lot to be upset about Wednesday.
The Rangers blew a one-run lead and loaded the bases on those errors — made on consecutive batters — in the seventh inning, but Dyson was most offended by Jose Bautista's exuberant bat flip after Bautista crushed a go-ahead, three-run home run that traveled an estimated 442 feet.
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"Jose needs to calm that down, just kind of respect the game a little more," Dyson told reporters after the game. "He’s a huge role model for the younger generation that’s coming up playing this game. I mean, he’s doing stuff that kids do in Wiffle Ball games and backyard baseball. It shouldn’t be done."
Bautista said after the game he didn't mean any disrespect by lifting the bat above his head and tossing it high in celebration, saying it was just in the heat of the moment.
"I can't really remember what was going through my mind, to be honest with you," Bautista said. "After I made contact, I didn't plan anything I did. ... I knew I did something great for the team at the moment of impact."
Benches cleared after Bautista's homer, as Dyson took exception to Edwin Encarnacion's hand gestures to the crowd before he entered the batter's box.
The dugouts emptied again after Dyson and Troy Tulowitzki exchanged words following the final out of the inning when Dyson approached Tulo at home plate and bumped him in the rear end.