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Blue Jays lose $92.5 million outfielder for 5-6 months, pitcher to season-ending injury
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The Toronto Blue Jays welcomed reporters to their spring training camp Tuesday with a long list of bad offseason injury news.
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Anthony Santander , who last year signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract with the Jays, will miss the next 5-6 months after undergoing left labral surgery.
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In addition, pitcher Bowden Francis is undergoing Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, sidelining him for the entire season. Francis, 30, went 2-8 with a 6.05 ERA in 14 starts for the American League pennant winners.
Santander parlayed a 44-homer All-Star season with the Baltimore Orioles in 2024 into a lucrative five-year deal with the rival Blue Jays last January. The contract has proven to be a disaster.
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Santander was limited to 54 games last year with injuries and batted .175 when healthy. He was effectively reduced to a spectator's role as the Blue Jays returned to the World Series for the first time since 1993 before losing to the Los Angeles Dodgers .
Now he'll attempt to return before the end of the 2026 season to give the Blue Jays some return on the $16.5 million salary he'll earn this year.
Francis was impressive in 2024 (8-5, 3.30 ERA) but shuttled back and forth between Toronto and Triple-A Buffalo during an inconsistent 2025 season. The Jays signed Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce to bolster their rotation this offseason.
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