TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays know the runway to get Anthony Santander ready for the post-season is getting shorter.

Santander was set to be the designated hitter in three games for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons starting on Thursday. After that, he’ll play a handful of games in left and right field for the Bisons.

“We’re kind of running out of time, you know what I mean?” said Toronto manager John Schneider on Thursday morning, hours before the Blue Jays hosted the Houston Astros. “We’ll see how he feels.”

Santander has been out with a shoulder injury since May 29. His rehab assignment in Buffalo, N.Y., was supposed to start earlier this week but was delayed due to back tightness.

“He’ll play a good handful of games and hopefully get some timing going,” said Schneider. “We have a rough

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