Anthony Santander scratched from Blue Jays’ Game 2 lineup with back tightness

By: The Canadian Press Posted: 2:14 PM CDT Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

TORONTO - Switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander is a late scratch from the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup for Game 2 of the American League Championship.

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TORONTO - Switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander is a late scratch from the Toronto Blue Jays' lineup for Game 2 of the American League Championship.

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TORONTO – Switch-hitting slugger Anthony Santander is a late scratch from the Toronto Blue Jays’ lineup for Game 2 of the American League Championship.

Santander was originally going to hit seventh against the Seattle Mariners, even doing a pre-game news conference.

He was pulled from Toronto’s batting order a little over two hours before the opening pitch at Rogers Centre.

Blue Jays right-fielder Anthony Santander (25) takes a swing during the second inning of Game 1 of the American League Championship Series in Toronto on Oct. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

The Blue Jays say he’s out with back tightness.

Second baseman Ernie Clement was moved from eighth to seventh in Toronto’s batting order, with left-fielder Davis Schneider slotting into eighth.

Santander missed long stretches of the regular season with back and shoulder issues after signing a five-year, US$92.5 million contract with Toronto in the off-season.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2025.