# OutKick Column: Blue Jays' Anthony Santander Deletes Two Post-Election Clips About Sen.-Elect El-Sayed, and the Team Says Individual Comments Do Not Represent It, Fox News Reports

An OutKick column on Fox News says the outfielder shared a preacher's anti-Islam clip and a video questioning Sharia and the Michigan Senate winner, then took both down after a backlash. It argues the question about how a new senator views the law is legitimate. The views are the writer's.

- Section: [Culture](https://rightnewsrightnow.com/culture/)
- Published: 2026-11-06
- By: RightNewsRightNow Staff
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This is a column from OutKick, published by Fox News. The views are the writer's, not ours.

What happened. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander shared two videos after the midterms and deleted both after a backlash, the column says. The first showed a preacher saying Islam is "driven by war" and that there is "no such thing as kind Muslims." The second concerned Michigan's Senate race, won by Democrat Abdulrahim El-Sayed, and asked how Sharia principles fit with the U.S. Constitution.

The team's response. The Blue Jays did not apologize for him or discipline him. Their statement said: "Baseball is for everyone, and the Blue Jays have created an inclusive experience where all fans feel welcome at our ballpark. Individual comments do not represent our organization's values and beliefs." The column says the club restated its ballpark policy, said Santander spoke for himself and moved on.

The column's view. The writer says it is "entirely legitimate" to ask how a newly elected leader views the law. He says Santander, who is from Venezuela, has watched a country's institutions change and that this shapes how he sees such questions. He argues the pushback would have been far smaller had the video targeted Christianity, and that mainstream coverage used the preacher's remarks to dismiss the political question and mock the player.

The baseball side. The column notes Santander signed a five-year, $92.5 million deal before 2025. Injuries limited him to 54 games, and he missed all of 2026 after left shoulder surgery. Three years and more than $57 million remain on the contract, and the writer says getting healthy should be his priority for 2027.

Why it matters here. Our readers have followed the scrutiny of El-Sayed and the reaction to it. This is a culture-war story from the sports pages, and it turns on where the line sits between a political question and a religious attack.

What we could not check. We did not see either video. The column quotes the preacher's words but does not name him, and we cannot say whether either clip was accurate. We did not verify the contract figures. The column's claim about how Christianity would be treated is the writer's opinion.

## Source

Original reporting: [Fox News (OutKick column)](https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/mlb-outfielder-anthony-santander-faces-backlash-abdul-el-sayed-video-blue-jays-respond)