DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers center fielder Cameron Maybin left Monday night's 4-3 win over the Chicago White Sox with a left thumb contusion, the team announced.
The 29-year-old Maybin, who already had been playing through an injured left thumb, appeared to reaggravate the injury while attempting to steal second base in the fifth inning.
He popped up from the headfirst sliding attempt grimacing and favoring his left hand, prompting Tigers head athletic trainer Kevin Rand and manager Brad Ausmus to make a visit out to the infield.
Maybin left the game and was replaced by outfielder Tyler Collins.
Maybin will undergo an MRI on his left thumb Tuesday, after which the team should know more about the severity of the injury.
The former first-round draft choice, who was reacquired by Detroit this offseason, has been nothing short of an offensive catalyst for the Tigers -- when he is in the lineup.
Maybin entered Monday's game batting .328 with 36 RBIs and 14 stolen bases on the season, though he has been hampered by injuries in his second tour with the Tigers.
Maybin, who was moved to the leadoff spot for Monday's game, began the season on the disabled list with a left wrist fracture and spent time on the DL earlier this month with a grade 2 left thumb sprain.