SEATTLE -- It's not easy staying a part of a team during a lengthy injury rehab, but Mariners reliever Sam Tuivailala found a way to bridge the distance through social media.
After being acquired in a trade with the Cardinals last July, Tuivailala had only been with his new club 11 days when he blew out his Achilles tendon in a rundown between third base and home on Aug. 8 in Arlington.
![Tuivailala injured in rundown](https://mediadownloads.mlb.com/mlbam/2018/08/09/images/mlbf_2361779883_th_45.jpg)
Sam Tuivailala strains his Achilles tendon during a rundown and is helped off the field before exiting the game in the bottom of the 6th
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