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Baltimore Orioles' Slugger Joined Prestigious List in Team History with Monster June

With the month of June now behind us, we take a look back at the historic month of Baltimore Orioles' slugger Anthony Santander.

Brady Farkas

Baltimore Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander (25) hits a single against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Minute Maid Park on June 23.
Baltimore Orioles right fielder Anthony Santander (25) hits a single against the Houston Astros in the first inning at Minute Maid Park on June 23. / Thomas Shea-USA TODAY Sports
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Baltimore Orioles' slugger Anthony Santander joined an incredible group in team history after putting up a massive month of June.

According to Baseball Reference, only two players in Orioles history have hit more home runs in a single calendar month than Santander did in June. He popped 13 homers in 28 games. That tied Nelson Cruz (13 - May, 2014) and Frank Robinson (13-July, 1966) and trailed Harlond Clift (15 - August, 1938) and Jim Gentile (15 - August, 1961). It should be noted that Santander's 28 games were fewer played than each of those players.

The 29-year-old native of Venezuela now has 22 homers and 55 RBI for the season. Though he's hitting only .230, he pairs with Gunnar Henderson and Adley Rutschman to make one of the most prolific lineups in baseball.

The O's enter play on Tuesday in a tie for first place in the vaunted American League East.

Santander hit a career-high 33 homers back in 2022 and also hit 28 last season.

He's in the final year of his rookie contract and will become a free agent next season. He should be one of the more desirable offensive pieces on the trade market.

Santander and the Orioles will head to Seattle to open up a series with the Mariners on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 9:40 p.m. ET as Grayson Rodriguez pitches against George Kirby.

Seattle enters play at 47-39 and in first place in the American League West, though they only lead the Astros by 3.0 games.

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Brady Farkas
BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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