{"id":2434,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/2434","headline":"Santander apologizes for anti-Muslim posts after Blue Jays backlash","dek":"The outfielder shared the videos on Instagram on Nov. 4 and waited more than a week before addressing the fallout.","body":"Anthony Santander has finally apologized for sharing two anti-Muslim videos to his Instagram account, posting a statement on Friday, Nov. 13, more than a week after the original posts went up on Nov. 4.\n\n\"After taking time to reflect on my recent social media posts and speaking with people I trust and respect, I recognize that I should have been more thoughtful about what I shared on my platform,\" the Blue Jays outfielder wrote. \"I realize that this content caused hurt and I sincerely apologize.\"\n\nSantander said that as \"a man of faith,\" he believes every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect regardless of their religion, background or beliefs, and that hearing feedback from those he hurt pushed him to reconsider what he had shared.\n\nThe posts had put the Blue Jays organization in damage-control mode, with GM Ross Atkins telling reporters at this week's MLB GM meetings in Las Vegas that there \"really aren't words to express my level of disappointment\" with Santander's comments, adding that he had expressed that directly to the player. Santander himself had stayed silent on the matter until Friday's statement.","published_at":"2026-11-14T00:49:48.447166+00:00","source_count":3,"written_from":[{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Blue Jays' Anthony Santander issues statement after sharing anti-Muslim videos: 'This content caused hurt'","url":"https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blue-jays-anthony-santander-statement-anti-muslim-social-media-posts/"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays’ Anthony Santander apologizes for sharing anti-Muslim videos","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-anthony-santander-apologizes-211616979.html"},{"outlet":"Front Office Sports","publisher":"Front Office Sports","title":"Blue Jays Face Backlash Over Santander’s Anti-Muslim Posts","url":"https://frontofficesports.com/article/blue-jays-face-backlash-over-santanders-anti-muslim-posts/"}],"more_coverage":[{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays CEO releases statement after Anthony Santander’s ‘Islamophobic’ social media posts","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-ceo-releases-statement-235743306.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays apologize for Anthony Santander's posts, condemn Islamophobia","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-apologize-anthony-santanders-005154971.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays condemn player's anti-Muslim posts aimed at Abdul El-Sayed","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-condemn-players-anti-014123921.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays Release New Statement on Islamophobic Posts by Anthony Santander","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-release-statement-islamophobic-061418590.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays issue apology after player’s Islamophobic Abdul El-Sayed post","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-issue-apology-player-111512339.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays Face Backlash Over Santander’s Anti-Muslim Posts","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-face-backlash-over-155413719.html"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Blue Jays apologize to Muslim community for Anthony Santander’s outburst — as he remains silent","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/blue-jays-apologize-muslim-community-152523645.html"}],"image":{"url":"https://frontofficesports.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/2025-04-17T013814Z_576876446_MT1USATODAY25946240_RTRMADP_3_MLB-TORONTO-BLUE-JAYS-AT-BALTIMORE-ORIOLES-scaled-e1794584954231.jpg?quality=80&w=1024","credit":"Front Office Sports","width":1024},"embed":null,"license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Analysis data is licensed CC BY 4.0. Credit brokenews and link to the story page you took it from. Source headlines, story titles taken from a source headline, and quoted passages remain the property of their publishers and are quoted for comparison, not licensed onward.","terms":"https://www.brokenews.co/about#reuse"}