Anthony Santander has been removed from the Toronto Blue Jays’ postseason roster prior to tonight’s ALCS Game 4 and replaced by outfielder Joey Loperfido.

Major League Baseball approved the transaction after Dr. Gary Green, MLB’s medical director, reviewed the information on Santander’s back injury. The roster move makes Santander ineligible for the World Series if the Blue Jays defeat the Seattle Mariners.

The 2025 free-agent acquisition has been beset by injuries most of the year, limiting him to 54 regular-season games and five in the postseason. The switch-hitting outfielder/designated hitter, who cracked a career-high 44 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles last season, suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out from late May until late September. Then came the back injury that has

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