跟进：蓝鸟队为桑坦德反穆斯林帖文正式道歉，已与多伦多穆斯林社区领袖会面，桑坦德本人仍未发声
多伦多蓝鸟队11月12日发表声明，为外野手安东尼·桑坦德（Anthony Santander）上周在Instagram转发的反穆斯林帖文正式道歉。球队总裁兼首席执行官Mark Shapiro在声明中说，球队当天与多伦多穆斯林社区的领袖会面，蓝鸟队对这些帖文给穆斯林社区和球迷造成的痛苦与伤害深感抱歉。桑坦德本人至今没有公开置评或道歉。
Shapiro在声明中说：「我们今天与多伦多穆斯林社区的领袖会面，他们讲了桑坦德带有伊斯兰恐惧症的社交媒体帖文造成的伤害。这次倾听和学习的机会很重要，也再次确认了我们作为一个组织的信念与价值观。我们谴责伊斯兰恐惧症和一切形式的仇恨。蓝鸟队对这些带有伊斯兰恐惧症的帖文给穆斯林社区和我们的球迷造成的痛苦与伤害深感抱歉。我们将与穆斯林社区领袖合作，共同反对一切形式的仇恨。蓝鸟队将继续确保本组织反映我们引以为傲的包容社区。」
这是蓝鸟队就此事第二次发声。球队11月5日的第一份回应只说「个人言论不代表本组织的价值观与信念」，没有道歉，也没有点名伊斯兰恐惧症，因而受到批评。据《今日美国》报道，11月12日的声明明确点名谴责伊斯兰恐惧症，并向穆斯林社区和球迷道歉。
桑坦德11月4日在个人Instagram账号的快拍中转发了两段视频：一段的字幕写着「美国昨晚投票选择了伊斯兰教法」，画面涉及刚当选美国联邦参议员的密歇根州民主党人埃尔-萨耶德（Abdul El-Sayed）；另一段中，一名基督教布道者称伊斯兰「并不和平」，并称「不存在善良的穆斯林」。帖文两天后被删除。埃尔-萨耶德在11月3日的中期选举中当选，成为首位当选美国联邦参议员的穆斯林。
蓝鸟队总经理Ross Atkins周二在拉斯维加斯举行的总经理会议上说，他已经与桑坦德谈过，要求他公开回应此事，并对记者说：「真的没有言语能表达我的失望程度。」据加拿大通讯社报道，桑坦德和他的经纪机构没有回复多次留言；蓝鸟队是否会处分桑坦德，目前仍不清楚。
加拿大穆斯林全国委员会媒体与传播负责人Steven Zhou说，周四的会面持续约一小时，多名社区倡导者在场，委员会认为这是朝正确方向迈出的积极一步，理由包括球队承诺让这名球员接受相关培训，以及总裁与球队公开道歉。他说：「下一步，我们当然希望看到球员本人道歉，并说明他为什么错了。」Zhou本周早些时候说，社区成员对这些帖文「非常、非常不满」。蓝鸟队是美国职业棒球大联盟在加拿大的唯一球队；据加拿大统计局2021年人口普查，加拿大穆斯林人口超过178万，多伦多280万居民中约10%是穆斯林。
桑坦德现年32岁，来自委内瑞拉，2025年1月与蓝鸟队签下五年9,250万美元的合同。他2024年在巴尔的摩金莺队打出44支本垒打，2025年在蓝鸟队因伤只出场54场，本赛季因伤没有在大联盟出场。
关联：蓝鸟队外野手桑坦德转发反穆斯林视频后删除：球队称个人言论不代表球队价值观
Follow-up: Blue Jays Apologize for Santander's Anti-Muslim Posts After Meeting Toronto Muslim Leaders; Santander Has Yet to Comment
The Toronto Blue Jays issued a formal apology on November 12 for the anti-Muslim posts their outfielder Anthony Santander shared on Instagram last week. In a statement, team president and chief executive officer Mark Shapiro said the club had met that day with leaders of Toronto's Muslim communities, and that the Blue Jays were deeply sorry for the pain and harm the posts caused the Muslim community and the team's fans. Santander himself has yet to comment publicly or apologize.
"We met with leaders in Toronto's Muslim communities today, who shared the harm caused by Anthony Santander's Islamophobic social media posts," Shapiro said. "The opportunity to listen and learn was important and reaffirms our beliefs and values as an organization. We condemn Islamophobia and all forms of hate. The Blue Jays are deeply sorry to the Muslim community and our fans for the pain and harm these Islamophobic posts have caused. We will work with leaders in Muslim communities to fight against all forms of hate. The Blue Jays will continue to ensure our organization reflects the inclusive community we are proud to call home."
It was the club's second statement on the matter. Its first response, on November 5, said only that "individual comments do not represent our organization's values and beliefs"; it offered no apology and did not name Islamophobia, and it drew criticism for that. According to USA Today, the November 12 statement explicitly condemned Islamophobia and apologized to the Muslim community and to fans.
On November 4, Santander shared two videos to the Stories of his Instagram account. One carried a caption reading "America voted for Sharia last night" and concerned Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed, who had just been elected to the U.S. Senate; in the other, a Christian preacher described Islam as "not peaceful" and said there is "no such thing as kind Muslims." The posts were deleted two days later. El-Sayed won his race in the November 3 midterms to become the first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate.
Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins, speaking Tuesday at the General Managers Meetings in Las Vegas, said he had spoken with Santander and asked him to address the controversy publicly, telling reporters: "There really aren't words to express my level of disappointment." According to The Canadian Press, Santander and the agency that represents him have not responded to multiple messages, and it remains unclear whether the Blue Jays will discipline him.
Steven Zhou, media and communications lead for the National Council of Canadian Muslims, said Thursday's meeting lasted about an hour with several community advocates on hand, and that the council considered it a positive step in the right direction, citing a commitment to put the player through training and the public apology from the chief executive and the organization. "The next step, of course, we would like to see an apology from the player himself and an expression from him about why this is wrong," he said. Earlier in the week, Zhou said community members were "very, very upset" by the posts. The Blue Jays are Major League Baseball's only team in Canada; according to Statistics Canada's 2021 census, Canada has more than 1.78 million Muslims, and about 10 per cent of Toronto's 2.8 million residents identify as Muslim.
Santander, 32, is a native of Venezuela who signed a five-year, $92.5 million contract with Toronto in January 2025. He hit 44 home runs for the Baltimore Orioles in 2024, was limited to 54 games by injury in his first season with Toronto in 2025, and did not play at the big-league level this season because of injuries.
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图片来源：安东尼·桑坦德本人资料图（2023年5月效力巴尔的摩金莺队时期，Doc Cardio摄，CC BY-SA 4.0，经Wikimedia Commons） | File photo: Anthony Santander with the Baltimore Orioles in May 2023 (Source: Wikimedia Commons, photo by Doc Cardio, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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