Jose Bautista Is A Huge Lionel Messi Fan

Jose "Joey Bats" Bautista is a big deal to Major League Baseball fans, but Lionel Messi is a big deal to Jose Bautista.

At a recent Toronto Blue Jays practice, Bautista swapped his Blue Jays jersey for a fan's Messi Barcelona jersey, then practiced with the Messi jersey on.

.@JoeyBats19 needed that new Leo Messi jersey. This is awesome: http://t.co/hX0WOkf2fo pic.twitter.com/eu6reVQcUQ

— VICE Sports (@VICESports) August 27, 2015

The shirt was a little tight, but Bautista got his Messi Jersey, and the fan got a Toronto Blue Jays practice jersey worn by Joey Bats, two signed baseballs and one of the best fan stories we have ever heard.

(H/T Vice Sports)

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