Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander shares anti-Islam posts, club distances itself
The gist
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander shared anti-Islam Instagram posts after the US midterms, then deleted them.
The club disavowed the posts, and his $92.5 million deal is already questioned.
How it unfolded
- Oct 12, 2025Santander takes the field for the Blue Jays in Game 1 of the American League Championship Series against the Seattle Mariners at Rogers Centre in Toronto.
- Oct 15, 2025He takes the field before Game 3 of the ALCS against the Mariners at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.
- Mar 11, 2026Santander is back in Dunedin, Fla., with his left arm immobilized in a sling to keep his shoulder still after surgery.
Key terms
- midterms
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- American League Championship Series
- The semifinal playoff round of Major League Baseball that determines the American League pennant winner and its World Series representative.
- labrum
- A ring of fibrocartilage around the rim of the shoulder socket that deepens and stabilizes the joint.
Source: Wikipedia