Toronto Blue Jays are actually to blame for Anthony Santander injury as news information is disclosed
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Victor William
Feb 19, 2026 (10:46 PM)
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Anthony Santander is sidelined with labrum surgery, but this definitive fix is the exact reset he needs to reclaim his elite power.
Hearing the news of a torn labrum is a bitter pill to swallow for the fanbase.
We all watched him battle through undeniable discomfort last season.
It was obvious to anyone watching that something was structurally wrong with his mechanics.
He hit just .175 with 6 home runs and a staggering .565 OPS over 54 games.
The reality of his hidden injury finally came to light after extensive winter imaging revealed the truth.
The mid-season MRI completely missed the severity of the damage hiding in his left shoulder which is why the team is partially to blame for the severity of the injury.
Santander (Signed as an international free agent, 2011 by Cleveland) kept trying to rehab and push through the pain.
The Blue Jays have a clear path forward
We are absolutely gutted to lose his bat for months, but the relief of finally having a real diagnosis is immense.
He desperately wanted to be on the field alongside his teammates during the playoff push.
That kind of raw grit from a veteran player is exactly why we love him in Toronto.
It is tough to see a guy sacrifice his own body for the success of the roster.
This surgical procedure removes all the frustrating guesswork from his recovery timeline.
The medical staff can now clean up the shoulder and allow him to rebuild his strength properly.
Our front office purposely built a deep and versatile roster to survive these exact injury scenarios.
The coaching staff has absolute faith in the depth players waiting in the wings.
Guys like Ernie Clement and Addison Barger will step up to fill the offensive void.
They possess the raw talent needed to keep the offense humming straight through the spring.
When the All-Star break rolls around, we get a fully healthy switch-hitter back in the lineup.
Adding a 100 percent healthy Santander to a contending team feels like a blockbuster summer acquisition.
The baseball season is a long marathon that tests the endurance of every single franchise.
We just need to hold the line until Tony Taters returns to crush baseballs in October.
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