Anthony Santander, the former Rule 5 draft pick turned breakout star of the Orioles season, is going on the injured list with an oblique strain and could miss the final three weeks of the season.
“Tony is a huge loss for us, and I’m really happy with the year that he’s had,” manager Brandon Hyde said. “He’s really come on the map for me, all the positive things I said about him from the end of the year last year, he’s improved even more. That’s a huge loss for us, and he’s very disappointed.”
Santander, who hit 20 home runs after being called up in the middle of 2019, had one of the best starts to this shortened season of any player in baseball.