Jose Bautista finds new job with Blue Jays during suspension

Just because Jose Bautista was serving a suspension Friday night doesn't mean he couldn't contribute for the Blue Jays. Sure, Bautista, whose one-game ban for his role in the Blue Jays-Rangers brawl was upheld by the league, wasn't allowed to play in Toronto's game against the Red Sox or even be in the dugout, but he found somewhere else in the stadium where he was welcome.

In the fourth inning, public address announcer Tim Langton briefly stepped aside and had a special guest call up the Blue Jays' next batter Kevin Pillar.

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Pretty good for a PA rookie, though you can bet the Blue Jays would rather have Bautista in right field than in the booth.

Bautista also has big plans once the game is over, as he'll make his way down the street from the Rogers Centre to the Air Canada Centre to watch the Raptors host the Cavaliers in Game 6 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.

Maybe being suspended isn't so bad after all.

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Israel Fehr is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at israelfehr@yahoo.ca or follow him on Twitter. Follow @israelfehr