Blue Jays rule out Anthony Santander for up to six months after labral surgery

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/santander-anthony/Sh8gGOQf/"]Santander[/a] signed a five-year, $92.5 million deal before the start of the 2025 season. He only played in 54 regular-season games last year, slashing .175/.271/.294 with six home runs and 18 RBI. [/p][embed guid="4a3c38ef-c7b1-44b2-81a4-d188ad77b38b" url="https://x.com/Sportsnet/status/2021357250162590032?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The 31-year-old and former All-Star for the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/baltimore-orioles/EcZwBi3N/"]Baltimore Orioles[/a] will be entering his 10th season. Santander has posted 161 home runs and 453 career RBI throughout his career (800 games) with a .241 batting average. [/p][p]The Margarita, Venezuela native, made his big-league debut with the Orioles in 2017, where he spent the first eight years of his career. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/toronto-blue-jays/zcDLaZ3b/"]Toronto[/a] signed him to the biggest contract of his career after he posted 44 home runs and 102 RBI during the 2024 season. [/p][p]Since then, he hasn't seen much field time for the Jays. Last season, he suffered a left shoulder subluxation and continued to deal with a lower back issue. [/p]