#tim leiper

So as you may have heard, Jose Bautista came back to the Dome last night, for the first time since leaving the Jays. He came and said hi to some old friends during batting practice.

He shared some laughs with Gibby:

He hugged Teoscar Hernandez, his teammate for one month last year and heir apparent in the role of “Slugging outfielder who we love but also sometimes can’t tell which way is up in the outfield”:

He hugged Justin Smoak (before their playful shoving match at first base after Bautista walked in the first inning):

He hugged Russell Martin (THAT HAIR!!!):

He hugged Luke Maile: 

He hugged Kevin Pillar (I swear that’s Pillar)

He hugged Tim Leiper, because #LeiperTheBest

He hugged Marcus Stroman, or, more accurately, Stroman tackled him with a hug: 

And my favourite moment was when he hugged Devon Travis, first doing their little hop-skip home run celebration, then patting him on the head and bringing him in for the hug - Travis knows he’s short, he just went for the torso, and beamed THE WHOLE TIME. My heart. 

“Already posted this thread, but for the benefit of those of you who don’t have a Twitter... SCREENCAPS OH BOY

First... AN EXTREMELY HAPPY JUSTIN SMOAK!!! (That was the least blurry I could get it) 

AN EXTREMELY WELL-COORDINATED TUNNEL so Teoscar could hit him with the water cooler(’s contents)

Designated Helmet Catcher Kevin Pillar caught the helmet! 

The coaches who are not Tim Leiper and John Gibbons stayed in the dugout because they are Grown-ups

Gibby instead corralled Dwight Smith Jr. in the Gibbiest of hugs, no doubt to thank him for starting off that rally

Meanwhile Leips grabbed Smoak by the collar to tell him something important

AND SMOAKY CAN’T STOP SMILING

My friend Liv was at the Spring Training game today, and she took this picture just for my sake hahaha

This photo of Leiper  (HIIIIIII LEIPS!!!)  was posted on the Jays Twitter account during the game today with the following caption:

“Hey Leip, you calling me slow??”