The 2024 Orioles are looking forward to having Anthony “Slamtander” put on a show. As a player set to enter free agency, he is a pretty invaluable asset for the team, productive both on the field and in the clubhouse. The O’s selected him in the December 2016 Rule 5 draft from the Cleveland organization. As of Saturday’s game at Cleveland,
he was batting.246/.311/.534/.846 with 17 doubles, two triples, 32 homers, and 75 RBIs. He’s on pace to finish with 47 homers and 109 RBIs. The only Orioles to hit 50 home runs in team history are Brady Anderson and Chris Davis. Tony Taters has an outside shot.
We felt that his 13 home run season in June was fantastic. He batted.264 with a.960 OPS in that month. However, he batted in July.303 with nine home runs and an OPS of.987.
August is here, and Santander has always performed really well during that time as well.
The Orioles August’s all-time highest slugging percentage (minimum 500 plate appearances):
.551 Anthony Santander
Manny Machado (.540)
Eddie Murray (.529
Frank Robinson (.499)
Palmeiro Rafael.497
Santander has hit 36 home runs in August of his career since 2019, which is sixth most in MLB during that time.
Santander’s next home run will be his 33rd, matching the record he set in 2022 for the most in his career.
