A small piece of baseball culture is coming to NHL 17. Jose Bautista’s iconic bat flip is apparently making its way to NHL 17 in the form of a goal celebration.
Here’s a look at how the bat flip appears in EA’s new NHL offering:
So Jose Bautista's bat flip as a goal celebration in #NHL17 is apparently a very real thing. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/NtCSKY2wE5
— Alykhan Khamisa Ravjiani (AK) (@AlykhanKR) July 29, 2016
It’s fun to see EA include a celebration from another sport, but here’s hoping they spent plenty of time bringing other enhancements to the series which has grown a bit stale.
How does it compare to the original? You be the judge.