{"id":17252,"date":"2025-05-11T00:40:11","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:40:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/17252\/"},"modified":"2025-05-11T00:40:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T00:40:11","slug":"blue-jays-announce-anthony-santander-news-before-mariners-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/17252\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Announce Anthony Santander News Before Mariners Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays have experienced a season of fluctuating fortunes in 2025. Currently holding an 18-20 record, they sit third in the American League East, trailing the division-leading New York Yankees and second place Boston Red Sox. Their recent performance has been a mix of highs and lows, including a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Injuries have further complicated Toronto&#8217;s season. Key players like second baseman Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez have been sidelined, with Gim\u00e9nez placed on the 10-day injured list due to a right quadriceps strain. The pitching staff has also faced challenges, with starters like Kevin Gausman having a subpar campaign and emergency additions like Jos\u00e9 Urena highlighting the team&#8217;s depth concerns.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Adding to their woes, outfielder Anthony Santander sustained an injury during a game against the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander (25).Daniel Kucin Jr&amp;period;-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/3e4c975c5b892a42b347d6e06ac32fe5.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander (25).Daniel Kucin Jr&amp;period;-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>While chasing a foul ball, Santander crashed into the stands, leading to his removal from the game. As a result, he was not included in the starting lineup for Friday&#8217;s game against the Mariners. The team officially <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BlueJays\/status\/1921338606662111651\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:announced;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">announced<\/a> he is also out for Saturday, and a subsequent update was provided by\u00a0manager John Schneider.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking with reporters pregame, Schneider revealed Santander&#8217;s injured left shoulder is &#8220;a little cranky&#8221; after taking things easy on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Santander&#8217;s absence is significant for Toronto. Acquired in the offseason to bolster the lineup, he has contributed five home runs and 16 RBIs this season, despite a .196 batting average. His production is something the Blue Jays are reliant on, especially during a period marked by injuries and underperformance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The Blue Jays aim to capitalize on their current series against the Mariners to regain footing in the AL East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/blue-jays-john-schneider-had-182758236.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Blue Jays&#039; John Schneider Had Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Words After Mariners Game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Blue Jays&#8217; John Schneider Had Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Words After Mariners Game<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/blue-jays-announce-exciting-max-055803413.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Blue Jays Announce Exciting Max Scherzer Injury Update;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Blue Jays Announce Exciting Max Scherzer Injury Update<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Blue Jays have experienced a season of fluctuating fortunes in 2025. Currently holding an 18-20 record,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2392],"tags":[1820,383,5,48,3964,732,389,56,620,4,62,619,65,3235,70],"class_list":{"0":"post-17252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-seattle-mariners","8":"tag-american-league-east","9":"tag-anthony-santander","10":"tag-baseball","11":"tag-boston-red-sox","12":"tag-john-schneider","13":"tag-jose-urena","14":"tag-kevin-gausman","15":"tag-los-angeles-angels","16":"tag-mariners","17":"tag-mlb","18":"tag-new-york-yankees","19":"tag-seattle","20":"tag-seattle-mariners","21":"tag-seattlemariners","22":"tag-toronto-blue-jays"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}