Blue Jays slugger Anthony Santander under fire for controversial Abdul El-Sayed posts after midterms

New York Post · Thomas Gamba-Ellis · 2026-11-06 04:30 UTC

His comments come after El-Sayed defeated Republican opponent Mike Rogers in a highly-contested election on Tuesday.

Anthony Santander appeared to be unhappy with Michigan electing Abdul El-Sayed on Tuesday, as the Blue Jays outfielder made multiple posts on social media attacking the senator-elect’s Muslim faith.

Santander, 32, reposted two videos to his Instagram story attacking the Democrat, with one captioned “America voted for Sharia Last Night,” and the other titled “Islam is not peaceful.”

In a statement to The Athletic, a spokesperson for the Blue Jays rebuked Santander’s posts, saying that they do not reflect the franchise’s values.

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