Bat flip

[3] Traditional etiquette and the unwritten rules of baseball espouse humility and discourage actions which may be interpreted as arrogant or showing up the opponents.

[3] In April 2015, Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Yasiel Puig stated that he would flip his bat less frequently because he wanted "to show American baseball that [he's] not disrespecting the game.

"[5] During Game 5 of the 2015 American League Division Series between the Texas Rangers and the Toronto Blue Jays, Toronto outfielder José Bautista executed what Andrew Keh of The New York Times described as possibly "the most ostentatious bat flip in MLB history" after hitting a go-ahead, three-run home run off Rangers relief pitcher Sam Dyson.

[7] Fans posted numerous responses to the event on Twitter, and shared videos on Vine and other social media websites and mobile apps.

[1] It was etched onto jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween,[8] printed on T-shirts and Christmas sweaters,[9][10] and was also the subject of a thigh tattoo for an Oshawa, Ontario man.

Presumably in retaliation for the bat flip, Texas pitcher Matt Bush hit Bautista with a pitch in the eighth inning of a game on May 15, 2016.