José Bautista

Bautista in 2011, photo by Prphotos

Birth Name: José Antonio Bautista Santos

Place of Birth: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Date of Birth: October 19, 1980

Ethnicity: Dominican Republic

José Bautista is a Dominican professional baseball player. He was a right fielder and third baseman., who played for the Baltimore Orioles, the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Kansas City Royals, the Pittsburgh Pirates, the Toronto Blue Jays, the Atlanta Braves, the New York Mets, and the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is nicknamed “Joey Bats.”

He is the son of Sandra and Americo Bautista. His brother, Luis, has also played professional basbeall. José is married to Neisha Croyle, with whom he has two children.