Toronto Blue Jays exercise options on Bautista, Dickey and Encarnacion

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Toronto Blue Jays\' Jose Bautista, left, and Edwin Encarnacion celebrate scoring on a three-RBI double by Troy Tulowitzki during sixth inning game five American League Championship Series baseball action against the Kansas City Royals in Toronto on Wednesday, October 21, 2015. The Toronto Blue Jays exercised the options on outfielder Bautista, right-hander R.A. Dickey and first baseman/DH Encarnacion on Tuesday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays exercised the options on outfielder Jose Bautista, right-hander R.A. Dickey and first baseman/DH Edwin Encarnacion on Tuesday.

The Jays declined the option on infielder Maicer Izturis, allowing him to become a free agent.

Bautista will earn $US14 million in 2016 while Dickey will make $12 million and Encarnacion will receive $10 million.

Bautista hit 40 homers and drove in 114 runs in helping Toronto reach the playoffs for the first time in 22 years. He delivered a dramatic three-run, seventh-inning homer to lead the Jays past Texas 6-3 in the fifth and deciding game of the American League division series.

Dickey, a veteran knuckeballer, went 11-11 this past season with a 3.91 earned-run average. He registered 126 strikeouts over 214.1 innings pitched.

Encarnacion hit .277 this season with 39 homers and 111 RBIs.

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