Jose Bautista is one of the top MLB free agents on the market this winter. The Baltimore Orioles are a team that could be interested in signing a top free agent. But, they will not be signing Bautista.

Orioles prefer to keep draft, too, but to explain why Bautista doesn't fit, they told JB camp: O's fans just don't like him — Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) December 7, 2016

Bautista has played in the AL East for a long time, so there is plenty of history between the sides. The most notable of which came in 2015 when Bautista admired his home run, flipped his bat and sauntered around the basebaths. The Orioles took exception to the level of celebration and Bautista even traded words with Baltimore’s Adam Jones.

It probably didn’t help that after the game, Bautista said this:

Bautista: "I think it’s all planned out & premeditated. I think they hide behind the way their manager acts & conducts himself on the field" — Arden Zwelling (@ArdenZwelling) April 22, 2015

Sometimes previous dislike and animosity between a player and a fanbase can be put aside when he signs with the team. That isn’t the case with Bautista and Baltimore.

With that in mind, he should probably cross Texas off his list of potential suitors as well.