Blue Jays manager John Schneider announces update on return of Anthony Santander for Game 3 of the ALCS

Manager John Schneider told reporters on Tuesday that Anthony Santander is "feeling better today" and that the team hopes he'll be good to go for Game 3 on Wednesday, either as a designated hitter or in the outfield.

Santander is 3-for-13 so far this postseason. He did have one of the Blue Jays two hits in the first game of the ALCS.

Santander was part of the Blue Jays' lone scoring opportunity in game 1 after he ripped a single into right field with one out in the second inning.

Santander missed Game 2 with lower-back tightness that Schneider said the outfielder started feeling while running.

In four games this post-season, the 30-year-old is hitting .231/.231/.231 with two RBI.

The switch-hitting Santander started three games in the ALDS against the Yankees. He was on the bench against left-hander Max Fried in Game 2.

The Blue Jays landed Santander on a five-year, $92.5MM deal this past offseason. Unfortunately, they've gotten used to playing without him.

A partially dislocated left shoulder in late May cost Santander all of June, July, and August, plus most of September.

He returned for the final week of the regular season against the Boston Red Sox on Sept. 24 in the Blue Jays' penultimate series of the season.

Santander struggled from both sides of the plate in the regular season, but he was especially poor as a right-handed hitter.

He hit just .146 in 55 plate appearances as a righty. Santander's results from the left side weren't that much better (.185 batting average), but he did pop six home runs, albeit in about three times as many at-bats.