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Anthony Santander Removed From ALCS Roster With Back Injury
The Toronto Blue Jays announced on Thursday that they removed outfielder Anthony Santander (back) from their American League Championship Series roster due to a back injury. Santander will be replaced on the roster by outfielder Joey Loperfido. The 30-year-old Santander was scratched from the lineup for Game 2 of the ALCS on Monday with a back injury, but he was able to return to start in Game 3 on Wednesday. However, Santander apparently had a setback that will officially end his 2025 season. If Toronto advances to the World Series, he will be ineligible to play. The Venezuelan outfielder was a big free-agent addition by Toronto last offseason, but he failed to live up to expectations in 2025 after he hit a career-high 44 home runs in 2024 with the Orioles. Santander was injured for most of the year and finished the regular season with a disappointing .175/.271/.294 slash line, .565 OPS, and only six home runs in 54 games. In five postseason games, he went 3-for-15 with two RBI, a run, and five K's.
Source: Toronto Blue Jays
Source: Toronto Blue Jays
