'Mini Bautista' video steals hearts of Blue Jays fans

While Jose Bautista was making history with his seventh inning home run, Oliver Wood was swinging his way into internet fame.

He times that swing perfectly

CBC News Posted: Oct 15, 2015 12:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: October 15, 2015

Mini Bautista sets up his swing moments before Jose Bautista knocked it out of the park. (Twitter)

It would take something exceptionalto distract fans from theunbelievableseventh inningof Wednesday's game five of the AL Division Seriesbetween the Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers buta young fan the internethas dubbed "MiniBautista"hasdone it.

All eyes were onJoseBautistaas hehit agame-clinching homer and flippedaway his bat, in amoment fans will talk about for years.

"I knew I'd done something great for the team at the moment of impact," Bautista told reporters afterward."I don't remember much after that."

But thanks to the internet, we now know there wasanother drama unfolding in the standsat the verymoment Bautistamade his historic swing.

As heset up for the hit, OscarWood, dressed in Jays gear and sporting a full Bautista-stylebeard, wound up along with him,swingingin perfect syncwith Bautista'scolossalhome run.

And it was awesome.

#MiniBautista channelling his batting chi again... @JoeyBats19 CRUSHESit outta here #bluejays #ComeTogether pic.twitter.com/VLyhnlDhsE
—@Benn2Ns

Twitter dubbed him#MiniBautista.

#MiniBautista is Canada's new spirit animal. LOVE this kid! #ComeTogether #GoJaysGo pic.twitter.com/9bXudptiSP
—@JennaKhan

Not the biggest baseball fan but I'm securely on this bandwagon with #MiniBautista here http://t.co/ejqywbjkzK
—@SharkeySkeleton

Best thing ever #MiniBautista @BlueJays https://t.co/IkirDL6W1b
—@RadzMpofu

Is it possible to watch this TOO many times? No? Ok cool. #MiniBautista https://t.co/duWYLHMk0q
—@AlexStimson

@Benn2Ns Yankee fan hate the Jays but #MiniBautista set the world on fire. Nothing cooler could happen to a kid at the park congratulations.
—@schatzNgiggles

Some say he won game five for Toronto.

Blue Jays fans have 'Mini Bautista' to thank for big Bautista's massive home run http://t.co/zFtDfMdM8a
—@iamthemacman

#MiniBautista rocks! You won the game for us, kid!#PerfectlyTimedSwing #ComeTogether #LetsGoBlueJays https://t.co/jxxDgcQ95j
—@heyitsgordo

@BlueJays you gotta get #MiniBautista tickets for the KC games?! We would have been lost without him! #LetsGoBlueJays #legend
—@Niallf365

And he's being hailed as a hero for it.

#MiniBautista for Prime Minister
—@stevehealyjr

Wonder how many #MiniBautista costumes we will see this Halloween?! This kid is awesome! https://t.co/PBjGJmL9Xf
—@JodiRomyn

#MiniBautista saves a Nation #ComeTogether https://t.co/sGfQiHMZDS
—@Jeremy_Eaton

#MINIBAUTISTA. Real MVP
—@manythings

@Benn2Ns can I have #MiniBautista autograph on this #BlueJays bat???!! pic.twitter.com/DNzdpsTvAx
—@Barbercharlie83

Others say it wasone of the best plays of thegame.

#MiniBautista called it from the 500 Level. #Toronto #BlueJays x #ComeTogether x #ALDS2015 -... http://t.co/ADNsqQJ4Ov
—@3XGP

1 of the greatest sports fan moments of all time. #OFALLTIMEFAM #MiniBautista #CalledIt @JoeyBats19 @BlueJays #ALDS https://t.co/5GpLoTYq1g
—@TheBrad509

Emotions are running high.

Overly emotional problems: I actually cried watching the #MiniBautista video #SPORTS
—@KaterynaTep

Scouting report on #MiniBautista's swing: Above-average bat speed, drops the barrel, natural loft. One negative: video makes me cry. A lot.
—@CVCrawfordBP

Ive watched the miniBautista video many times and its still making me smile. That kids face is priceless. Baseball should be fun!
—@joelydanger

Mini Bautista even got to meet Blue Jay's third baseman Josh Donaldson.

Yeah so this just happened ! #JoshDonaldson #MVP @BringerOfRain20 pic.twitter.com/7aWgWXyTtf
—@Benn2Ns

It was a great day for Toronto fans but for Mini Bautista, it was the best day ever.

May2014 #TBT of American Authors. #MiniBautista just had the "Best Day of my life" #bluejays #HereForJose pic.twitter.com/TP2V2tVK8Y
—@Benn2Ns

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