Anthony Santander has been removed from Blue Jays ALCS roster and replaced
The Toronto Blue Jays announced ahead of game 4 that they have decided to remove Anthony Santander from their ALCS roster and replace him.
The Blue Jays announced the lineup for game 4 this afternoon which had Santander missing due to his back injury and it looks like it might be worse than that.
Blue Jays remove Anthony Santander from ALCS roster
According to multiple reports, the Blue Jays have requested the MLB to remove Santander from their ALCS lineup which would bring his season to an end as he would not be eligible for the World Series if they moved on.
The Toronto Blue Jays have requested MLB to remove the switch-hitting slugger from their ALCS roster, Sportsnet's Ben Nicholson Smith reported on Thursday. -Sportsnet
NEWS: #BlueJays plan to remove Anthony Santander from postseason roster, pending MLB approval, sources tell The Athletic.
If approved, it would end Santander's playoffs:
If approved, it would end Santander's playoffs:
If the request is approved by the MLB, the Blue Jays would replace Santander in outfielder Joey Loperfido.
Blue Jays would replace Anthony Santander with Joey Loperfido on ALCS roster if approved by MLB, sources tell
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Possible that happens before first pitch
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Possible that happens before first pitch
Hazel Mae broke the news right before the game that the MLB has accepted the request as Santander has been removed from the roster while Loperfido will replace him.
Joey Loperfido for Anthony Santander has been confirmed by MLB. Santander would be ineligible for the World Series.
It will be interesting to see if Loperfido ends up getting in a game and how he does in his first playoff appearance for the Blue Jays.
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