He has yet to prove any worth at the plate in his two years as a Blue Jay, but the beleaguered outfielder has shown some prowess of the Friday afternoon news dump.
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outfielder → have → dump
After his team has taken considerable heat for his ill-timed sharing of posts that were discriminating towards Muslims, Santander finally issued a carefully worded apology on Friday.
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Santander → take → Friday
Whether fans hurt by the comments are accepting of the delayed response will be seen if and when Santander resumes his career with the Jays.
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Santander → hurt → Jays
“After taking time to reflect on my social media posts and speaking with people I trust and respect, I recognize that I should have been more thoughtful about what I shared on my platform,” Santander posted on Instagram.
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Santander → take → Instagram
“I realize that this content caused hurt and I sincerely apologize.
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I → realize → hurt
I should have been more thoughtful about what I shared, recognizing the responsibility that comes with having a public voice.”
Better late than never?
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that → share → voice
But the fact that Santander broke his silence more than a week after his postings became widely circulated is certainly cause for skepticism.
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postings → break → skepticism
As was the Blue Jays’ reaction, given the delayed stab at damage control.
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reaction → give → control
At first, there was the “baseball is for everyone” statement issued by the team, followed by general manager Ross Atkins scolding Santander’s actions.
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baseball → be → actions
Then, on Thursday, the team issued a statement from president Mark Shapiro also condemning the posts while also apologizing to the Canadian Muslim community at large.
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team → issue → community
Presumably that led to Santander publicly showing some remorse on Friday.
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Santander → lead → Friday
In fairness, Shapiro’s comments appeared genuine after meeting with prominent figures in the Canadian Muslim community.
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comments → appear → community
Santander expanded on his remorse, noting the comments were in contradiction to his own religious beliefs.
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comments → expand → beliefs
“As a man of faith, it is my belief that every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of religion, background our beliefs,” he posted.
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he → deserve → religion
“After hearing feedback from those I hurt, I realize that the content I shared fell short of my own convictions.
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I → hear → convictions
“I would like to affirm my respect for the Muslim community and for the dignity and freedom of people of every faith and background.”
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I → like → faith
As the Jays continued to take heat from Canada’s Muslim community, the team seemed to have no choice but to issue a statement late Thursday.
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team → continue → statement
As mentioned, that came from Shapiro as the opening act for Santander finally commenting on Friday.
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Santander → mention → Friday
“We met with leaders in Toronto’s Muslim communities today, who shared the harm caused by Anthony Santander’s Islamophobic social media posts,” Shapiro said via a statement the team posted on its social media channels..
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team → meet → channels
“The opportunity to listen and learn was important and reaffirms our beliefs and values as an organization.
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opportunity → listen → organization
We condemn Islamophobia and all forms of hate.
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We → condemn → hate
“The Blue Jays are deeply sorry to the Muslim community and our fans for the pain and harm these Islamophobic posts have caused.
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posts → cause → pain
The Blue Jays will continue to ensure our organization reflects the inclusive community we are proud to call home.
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we → continue → community
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A day later, Santander finally ended his silence.
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Santander → end → silence
Why are Jays fans fed up with Santander?
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fans → feed → Santander
The 32-year-old has been a bust through the first two years of the five-year, $92.5 million US deal he signed with the Jays.
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he → sign → Jays
He missed all of 2026 after undergoing shoulder surgery limiting him to just 54 games as a Jay.
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He → miss → Jay
General manager Ross Atkins has expressed optimism that Santander will bounce back — and that’s possible.
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that → express → optimism
The public relations drama that has trailed him this off-season hasn’t helped Santander’s perception with the fan base, however.
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that → trail → base
Santander posted the hurtful videos hours after the U.S. midterm elections but eventually removed them.
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Santander → post → them
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