Jose Bautista has done it again. The Toronto slugger homered twice today to lead the Blue Jays to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros (see both home runs here):
Jose Bautista Goes Double Deep
Bautista leads the majors with 18 homers and is also the best hitter in baseball with a .364 average. The 30-year old star is streaky – hitting two today, after going without a home run since last weekend, when he hit three in one game against the Twins.
Bautista’s power is a mystery given his career stats. In 2006 he hit 16 homers. He hit 15 more in 2007 and 15 again in 2008. Then his production dropped to 13 home runs in 2009. But in 2010 he led the Majors with 54 home runs and he’s the top bomber again this season with 18 so far. What’s up with that?
I’d hate to think there’s anything unnatural going on here, but the 2 year spike in numbers is curious to say the least. Maybe he’s just found his groove. What do you think sports fans?
