Blue Jays blast own $93 million outfielder Anthony Santander after Islamophobic comments
Santander, 32, is two seasons into a five-year, $92.5 million contract he signed in 2025.
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Blue Jays slugger Anthony Santander under fire for controversial Abdul El-Sayed posts after midterms
His comments come after El-Sayed defeated Republican opponent Mike Rogers in a highly-contested election on Tuesday.
Blue Jays respond to Anthony Santander's Islamophobic Instagram stories
The Toronto Blue Jays responded to Anthony Santander resharing hateful posts after Abdul El-Sayed made history as the first Muslim to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Blue Jays distance themselves from OF Anthony Santander's anti-Islam Instagram posts
The posts have since been removed from Santander's Instagram story.
Tuesday Bantering: Bits of News
Yesterday market the beginning of free agency. Keegan Matheson of MLB.com has a roundup of the Jays’ roster moves, most notably declining Myles Straw’s $8m team option. He’ll instead receive a $1.75m buyout, financed by the Guardians as part of the trade that originally brought him to Toronto. Straw fills a useful…
One Year Later
It has been one year since that magical night in Toronto. Let’s look back by way of a final 2026 field report.
Happy Birthday Marco Scutaro
Marco Scutaro turns 51 today. Several of my favorite Blue Jays players celebrate their birthdays in October. We acquired Scutaro in a trade with the A’s in November 2007. In the post about the trade, achnegy wrote: I’m not surprised by the trade partner—once again, it’s the Oakland A’s, JP Ricciardi’s former boss.…
Blue Jays 40-Man Roster
With eight Jays who have declared free agency (I wonder how many do it like Michael Scott declared bankruptcy?), I thought we would take a look at the 40-man roster as it is. Pitchers (21) Catchers (3) Infielders (6) Outfielders (8) DH (1) Sean Keys That adds up to 39. The players on the 60-day […]
Eight Blue Jays Become Free Agents
The Jays have eight players who declared free agency today: Shane Bieber, Patrick Corbin, Yimi Garcia, Max Scherzer, Paul Sewald, George Springer, Jameson Taillon, and Luis Urias. Only six teams have more free agents: Other old friends becoming free agents: Chris Bassitt, Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Randal Grichuk,Trevor…
Happy Birthday Jesse Barfield and R.A. Dickey
Celebrating Jesse Barfield’s 67th Birthday Jesse Barfield has always been one of my favorite players. Barfield was selected in the 9th round of the 1977 amateur draft, the inaugural year for the Blue Jays and Mariners. MLB granted them the final two picks of each round, showcasing their generosity. Barfield debuted in…
Happy Birthday Juan Guzman
Juan Guzman turns 60 today. Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Guzman was signed by the Dodgers as an amateur free agent in 1985. Pat Gillick later traded Mike Sharperson to Los Angeles for Guzman—an easy win for Gillick, who already had plenty of them in his career. Initially, the Blue Jays believed they were…
