Justin Smoak Returning On Tuesday

In other news, it appears first baseman Justin Smoak probably won’t rejoin the team until Tuesday in Detroit at the earliest. The club has made no announcement, but his father’s funeral is Saturday in North Charleston, S.C., and the Mariners have a day game Sunday in Seattle followed by an off day Monday.Smoak was placed on the list after the passing of father, who was stricken with lung cancer. Johns provides a link to a touching story about Smoak’s relationship with his father.