Santander rejected the Orioles' $21.05 million qualifying offer Tuesday, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.
This move was expected, as this is the 30-year-old Santander's one chance to get a big long-term deal. The switch hitter slashed .235/.308/.506 with 44 home runs, 91 runs and 102 RBI in 155 games last season for Baltimore and he has 105 homers in 460 games over the past three seasons. If he signs elsewhere, Baltimore will receive a draft pick.
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Anthony Santander: Receives qualifying offer
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The Orioles extended Santander a $21.05 million qualifying offer Monday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.
Rill relays that while Santander is unlikely to accept the offer, it allows the Orioles to receive draft compensation if the 30-year-old outfielder signs with another team. Santander appeared in 155 regular-season games for the Orioles in 2024 and finished with a slash line of .235/.308/.506 with 44 home runs and 102 RBI over 665 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Not starting Sunday
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Santander is absent from Sunday's lineup against Minnesota.
Santander will rest for the regular-season finale after going 2-for-9 with one RBI over his last two outings. Unless he pinch hits Sunday, he'll end the 2024 regular season with a .235/.308/.506 slash line, 44 home runs and 102 RBI over 665 plate appearances. The Orioles will start Colton Cowser, Cedric Mullins and Ryan O'Hearn in the outfield.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Slugs homer in Tuesday's win
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Santander went 1-for-3 with a solo home run, a walk and an additional run scored in Tuesday's 5-3 win over the Yankees.
Santander had one of three homers in the game that helped lift the Orioles to a playoff-clinching win. The outfielder has gone just 9-for-47 (.191) over his last 13 games, but five of those hits have been homers, and he's added nine walks in that span. For the season, he's up to a .235/.309/.512 slash line with 44 homers, 100 RBI, 90 runs scored and two stolen bases across 151 contests.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers again Friday
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Santander went 1-for-3 with a two-run home run and a walk in Friday's 7-1 win over the Tigers.
Santander hit the first of the Orioles' five homers in the contest, giving them a lead they'd never relinquish. He's hit four long balls over his last 10 games despite batting just .222 (8-for-36) in that span. He's enjoying a career year in the power department with 43 homers and a .515 slugging percentage over 148 games, and he's just one RBI shy of reaching 100 for the first time in his career.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep in loss
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Santander went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Wednesday's extra-inning loss to the Red Sox.
Santander's solo shot in the eighth inning tied the game, though the Orioles went on to lose on a Tyler O'Neill walk-off homer in the 10th. Santander's long ball was his 41st of the campaign, third in the majors behind Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Santander also has 95 RBI on the campaign, tying the career-best mark he established last season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Hits homer No. 40
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Santander went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, an RBI single and an RBI walk during Monday's 12-3 loss to the Red Sox.
Santander drove in all three of the Orioles' runs Monday and clobbered a solo homer in the seventh inning off Josh Winckowski. The outfielder became the third player to reach the 40-homer milestone this season, joining Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. Santander is slashing .241/.310/.516 across 596 plate appearances in 2024.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Smacks 39th homer
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Santander went 2-for-4 with a double and a two-run homer in Saturday's loss to the Rockies.
Santander crushed a two-out, two-run homer off Ryan Feltner in the top of the fourth to bring Baltimore back within one run of the Rockies and later added a double in the eighth, though he would be left stranded as the Orioles went on to suffer their third loss in their last four games. Santander has now hit safely in four straight contests, recording multiple knocks twice over that stretch. He hit just .198 in August, even following Saturday night's performance, though he still contributed eight homers, 15 RBI and 16 runs on the month. He sits at third in the majors in home runs with 39.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Crushes game-winning grand slam
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Santander went 2-for-4 with a grand slam and an additional run scored in Friday's 7-5 win over the Astros.
With the Orioles trailing 5-2 in the eighth inning, Santander came up with the bases loaded and cleared them with a 403-foot blast off Bryan Abreu. The 29-year-old outfielder has gone just 7-for-39 across his past 10 games but has still powered up with three homers in that span. On the season, he ranks third in the majors with 39 long balls to go along with a .238 batting average, 86 RBI and 77 runs scored across 531 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Absent from lineup
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Santander is not in Sunday's lineup against Boston.
Santander will begin Sunday's contest in the dugout after going 2-for-12 with two runs scored and two walks over the first three games of the series. Ryan O'Hearn will start in right field while Eloy Jimenez serves as the designated hitter.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep in Tuesday's loss
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 9-3 loss to the Nationals.
Santander has four homers over his last six games, but he also struck out multiple times for the fourth contest in a row Tuesday. Still, his power remains impressive, as he's up to 36 homers this season and hasn't gone more than four games without a long ball since the All-Star break. He's added a .243/.309/.538 slash line, 80 RBI, 72 runs scored and two stolen bases across 115 contests this season.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Lifts solo homer
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a solo home run during Sunday's 2-1 loss to Tampa Bay.
Despite the Orioles racking up nine hits, Santander's solo blast off Jeffrey Springs in the fourth inning was the team's only run of the game. Santander has launched four home runs in August, going 8-for-41 (.195) with six RBI and seven runs during the month. He's up to 35 homers on the year, tied for the second most in baseball.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Records second steal
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a double, a walk, a stolen base and two runs scored in Sunday's 9-5 win over the Guardians.
Santander hasn't done much with speed this year, but both of his stolen bases have come since the All-Star break. He's hitting .304 (21-for-69) over 17 contests in that span, which includes eight home runs and 17 RBI. The outfielder is at a .248/.313/.533 slash line for the year while adding 32 home runs, 75 RBI, 68 runs scored, 18 doubles and two triples over 108 games.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers in Thursday's loss
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Thursday's 10-3 loss to the Guardians.
Little went right for the Orioles in this game, but Santander kept his power surge going with his fifth homer over the last nine contests. The outfielder is batting .306 (11-for-36) in that span. He's up to 32 homers -- one off his career high from 2022 -- while adding 74 RBI, 64 runs scored, one stolen base and a .248/.314/.538 slash line over 105 games this season. He's hit 23 of his 32 homers since the start of June.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers again Tuesday
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Santander went 2-for-3 with an RBI double and a two-run homer in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Blue Jays.
Santander opened the scoring in the first inning with an RBI double off Chris Bassitt, giving the O's an early 1-0 lead, before extending the advantage to 6-1 in the fifth with an opposite-field homer off Brendon Little. The 29-year-old Santander has been red hot, going 17-for-52 (.327) with eight long balls in his last 13 contests. He's up to 31 homers on the season, tied for third most in the majors and two shy of a career high. Overall, Santander's slashing .246/.314/.536 with 72 RBI and 62 runs scored across 437 plate appearances.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Reaches 30 homers
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Santander went 3-for-8 with a two-run home run, an additional run and a walk across both games of a doubleheader split against Toronto on Monday.
Santander was particularly productive in the first game, collecting two hits, including a two-run homer. The long ball was his 30th of the campaign, elevating the outfielder to his second career 30-homer season. It seems inevitable that Santander will surpass his career-best mark of 33 home runs by the end of the campaign, and with 70 RBI, he has a good chance of beating his career high of 95 runs batted in as well.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers again Friday
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Santander went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in Friday's 6-4 loss to the Padres.
Santander has put together quite an encore after his 13-homer June, adding seven more long balls over 19 contests in July. Six of those homers have come during his current 12-game hitting streak in which he's batting .320 (16-for-50) with 11 RBI. The outfielder is slashing .244/.306/.528 with 68 RBI, 56 runs scored, one stolen base, 16 doubles and two triples through 98 contests overall. He's on track for a career year in the power department while hitting in the heart of Baltimore's order.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Pops solo shot Thursday
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Santander went 2-for-5 with a solo home run in Thursday's 7-6 extra-inning win over the Marlins.
Santander opened the scoring in the first inning by taking Roddery Munoz deep, extending his hitting streak to 11 games in the process. In that span, he's batting .333 with five homers and 10 RBI. The outfielder has matched his homer total from last season (28) in 56 fewer games, and he's added 67 RBI, 55 runs scored, one stolen base and a .245/.307/.524 slash line through 97 contests in 2024.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Homers in loss
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Santander went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Rangers.
The eighth-inning blast extended his hitting streak to eight games. In that span, he's gone 11-for-32 (.344) with four homers and nine RBI. Santander is on pace for a career year in power -- his 27 homers this season put him one shy of matching last year's total and six back of his career-best mark from 2022. He's added 66 RBI, 52 runs scored, 16 doubles, two triples, one stolen base and a .242/.307/.524 slash line over 94 contests.
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Orioles' Anthony Santander: Goes deep twice
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Santander went 3-for-5 with two home runs and five RBI in Friday's win over Texas.
Santander belted a two-run shot in the fifth inning and capped off his day with a three-run blast in the seventh. He ended the first half with two home runs over his last 13 games and Friday was his first multi-homer effort since June 15. Santander is slashing .242/.305/.521 with 26 long balls and 63 RBI through 92 games.
