2012 José Bautista

bautista toronto blue jays, june 30, 2012

on january 30, bautista announced cover athlete canadian edition of mlb 12: show. in interleague game against milwaukee brewers on june 19, 2012, bautista hit second of 3 straight solo home runs blue jays, between colby rasmus , edwin encarnación, first time since 2005 jays went back-to-back-to-back home runs. bautista took on mlb lead in home runs 2012, hitting 25th on june 27 against boston red sox, broke blue jays club record home runs in month, 13. went on finish month 14 home runs, 1 short of american league record june.

bautista voted american league starter in all-star game second consecutive year , third overall all-star selection. hamilton surpassed bautista s record vote total of prior year. on july 2, bautista named american league player of month june. fifth time receiving honor in career. batted .274 14 home runs , 30 rbi in month of june. 14 home runs in june set new blue jays franchise record home runs in month. bautista competed in home run derby. @ time of selection, led major league players 26 home runs. bautista finished second prince fielder.

bautista placed on 15-day disabled list on july 17 inflammation in wrist. had started in previous 90 games, , blue jays called prospect anthony gose take place after game. bautista activated on august 24, returned disabled list on august 26 after re-aggravated injury left wrist. on august 28, jays announced undergo season-ending surgery on wrist. in 2012, bautista batted .241 27 home runs , 65 rbi in 92 games.