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.
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He was pulled from Toronto’s batting order a little over two hours before the opening pitch at Rogers Centre.
The Blue Jays say he’s out with back tightness.
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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.
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