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Toronto Blue Jays Star Apologizes For Anti-Muslim Social Media Posts
Toronto Blue Jays star Anthony Santander deletes anti-Muslim posts after apology.
In brief
Toronto Blue Jays star Anthony Santander deletes anti-Muslim posts after apology. Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander deleted anti-Muslim social media posts he shared on Nov. 4 after apologizing for causing hurt. Originally reported by HuffPost.
Apology for anti-Muslim posts
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander apologized for sharing anti-Muslim social media posts that caused hurt and fell short of his convictions.
“the content caused hurt and fell short of his own convictions”
Posts shared and deleted
Santander shared the posts on November 4 and deleted them the next morning, including a video of a Christian preacher disparaging Muslims and another suggesting Sharia law would be imposed on the United States after…
Apology context
Santander’s apology followed Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro’s apology to the Muslim community and general manager Ross Atkins asking him to address the controversy publicly.
The key point
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Anthony Santander deleted anti-Muslim social media posts he shared on Nov. 4 after apologizing for causing hurt.
