Surgery complete, Mariners reliever Sam Tuivailala is working toward a mid-June return to MLB action

Tuivailala is at Mariners spring training in Arizona and has been running, lifting and throwing — but not off a mound yet. “We’re ahead of schedule, but that doesn’t push up the return date," he said.

PEORIA, Ariz. — Sam Tuivailala didn’t need to see the replay. But those who were helping him recover from that season-changing day on Aug. 8 last season felt it was necessary as part of their assessment.

So the highlight from MLB.com was loaded on to the screen and Tuivailala got to relive one of the worst moments of his career. In the sweltering afternoon heat of Arlington, Texas, Tuivailala delivered a nasty fastball in on the hands of Elvis Andrus for a weak ground ball to third baseman Kyle…