An oblique injury that prematurely ended Anthony Santander’s breakout 2020 season was not enough to deny him the honor of being the Louis M. Hatter Most Valuable Oriole.
The award, voted on by local media, annually recognizes the team’s best player, and Santander appeared to be running away with that distinction before he suffered a right oblique strain while batting in the first game of a Sept. 4 doubleheader with the New York Yankees. At the time of the injury, Santander was leading the American League in extra-base hits with 25 and tied for second in the AL with 13 doubles, tied for third with 32 RBIs and tied for sixth with 11 home runs.