MARINERS
Cano returns from DL
WASHINGTON -- The Mariners activated second baseman Robinson Cano from the 10-day disabled list before the opener of a three-game set against the Nationals on Tuesday.
Cano has been sidelined since May 11 with a strained right quadriceps. The seven-time All-Star is batting .296 with 8 home runs and 28 RBI in 34 games this season.
The Mariners are five games below .500 (20-25) as they begin an eight-game road trip in Washington.
The Mariners had also recalled catcher Mike Zunino and right-hander Emilio Pagan from Class AAA Tacoma on Monday. Right-hander Chris Heston, catcher Tuffy Gosewisch and infielder Daniel Vogelbach were optioned to Tacoma in corresponding moves.
ANGELS
He's safe, out -- no review
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Nolan Fontana was called safe and then out on the same play by the same umpire -- without a replay review.
Welcome to the majors, kid. Nothing is certain.
Making his major league debut for the Los Angeles Angels, Fontana was initially ruled safe by second base umpire Hunter Wendelstedt on a stolen base attempt in the second inning Monday night against Tampa Bay.
Rays Manager Kevin Cash challenged the call -- but before there was even a video review, Wendelstedt correctly changed his ruling to out.
"After consulting with me, he said, 'I want to change it myself. I think I erred,' " crew chief Joe West told a pool reporter. "I said, 'OK, it's your call.' So he changed it."
Wendelstedt said an umpire must be honest with himself.
"I committed one of the two errors that normally result in missing a play," Wendelstedt said. "You have good positioning, which I had, and good timing. Most of the time you're going to get them, most of the time, right. I had really bad timing. As soon as my hands were out, I knew that I missed it."
Los Angeles went on to win 3-2.
After the game, Angels Manager Mike Scioscia said Fontana was indeed out. Scioscia, however, said he'd never seen umpires get together on the field and change a challenged call before an available replay review.
METS
Robles out, Smoker returns
NEW YORK -- Searching for answers in a wobbly bullpen, the New York Mets have optioned struggling right-hander Hansel Robles to Class AAA Las Vegas and recalled lefty Josh Smoker from their top farm club.
The move was a bit surprising Tuesday because Robles had been a staple of New York's relief corps since he was called up in April 2015 -- and was on an extended roll until falling apart just recently. He put together 12 consecutive scoreless outings from April 13 to May 10 before getting hit hard in his last three appearances, raising his ERA from 1.42 to 6.23.
Robles, 26, is 4-1 in 21 games.
Smoker broke camp with the big league club and went 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA in 15 outings for the Mets before they sent him to Las Vegas on May 9.
CUBS
More security around ball park
CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are providing $1 million to the city to help pay for an expansion of video surveillance around Wrigley Field.
Officials said Tuesday that Chicago's Office of Emergency Management and Communications will install 30 cameras around the ball park and within several blocks of the facility.
The announcement follows a terrorist attack at a stadium in Manchester, England, that killed 22 people.
The Cubs committed to bearing the cost of some security increases five years ago when the owners decided to fund a renovation of Wrigley Field. The Cubs added metal detectors at every stadium entrance last year, while the city this year increased the police presence.
Cubs spokesman Julian Green said the new cameras will be owned and operated by the city, but the team will have access to the security feeds to monitor the area around the park.
MLB
Historical documents for sale
LOS ANGELES -- The 1876 constitution that founded the National League and the modern business of big league sports is going up for sale.
The documents were drafted and signed in a New York hotel by the game's founding fathers, including William Hulbert, owner of the team that would become the Chicago Cubs.
Hulbert's principles, such as strictly separating business and players, would provide a model that has lasted 140 years. SCP Auctions expects the papers to draw millions when the auction starts today.
Major League Baseball historian John Thorn calls Hulbert a genius whose ideas allowed modern sports to be born.
Sports on 05/24/2017