The Toronto Blue Jays and outfielder Anthony Santander are in agreement on a five-year contract worth more than $90 million, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Monday, giving the team one of the best hitters available this offseason after failed attempts to land a marquee free agent in recent years.

The deal is pending a physical.

A Rule 5 selection after the 2016 season, Santander ascended to a starting role during the Baltimore Orioles' lean rebuilding years before becoming a key component for the franchise's playoff teams the last two seasons.

Santander, 30, recorded a career year at the right time in 2024, making the American League All-Star team for the first time and posting a .506 slugging percentage with 44 home runs, 102 RBI, and 25 doubles in 155 games before reaching free agency this winter.

The 44 home runs ranked third in the majors last season behind Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani. They were fifth-most ever for a switch-hitter in a single season and the most for a switch-hitter since Lance Berkman hit 45 in 2006.

Santander's shortcomings -- he has a .307 career on-base percentage and isn't a strong defender -- did not prevent him from landing a multiyear contract with an organization that has been thirsting to add impact players.

The Blue Jays have been considered finalists to sign Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, Corbin Burnes and Roki Sasaki over the last two offseasons, only to fall short in their pursuits. In Santander, Toronto adds a star a tier below those four players, but one that will bolster a lineup centered around Vladimir Guerrero Jr., who is slated for free agency next winter.

Santander also better supplements one of the best starting rotations in baseball as the organization looks to reverse its last-place finish in a loaded American League East.

Because Santander received and rejected a qualifying offer from the Orioles, the Blue Jays will lose their second-highest draft pick in 2025 and $500,000 in international bonus pool room for signing him.

MLB Network first reported Santander had reached an agreement with the Blue Jays.