Maybin aggravates thumb, scheduled for MRI

DETROIT — Just when the Tigers seemed to have whittled down their lengthy injured list, Cameron Maybin re-injured his sprained left thumb. The speedy center fielder left Monday’s 4-3 win over the White Sox with a thumb contusion after sliding into second base on a stolen-base attempt.

X-rays on the thumb were negative, the Tigers announced, but there was enough concern after the game to schedule Maybin for an MRI exam on Tuesday.

“It seems to be a little bit more behind where the [previous] injury was,” manager Brad Ausmus said. “We’re going to get a picture of it just in case and make sure, but it didn’t seem to actually be where the ligament was, but more behind it, in the back of the hand.”

Maybin returned a little more than a week ago after spending just over two weeks on the disabled list with a sprained left thumb, which was originally listed as a day-to-day injury. He admitted upon return that the thumb still bothered him swinging a bat, whether he connected with a pitch or missed, but he felt comfortable playing through it.

“We’re trying to do something special,” Maybin said earlier Monday. “We have a chance, and I feel like I’m a big part of it, and I’ve gotta be in the lineup, whether I’m 100 percent or not. It’s going to affect some things that I do, but again, my effort’s going to be there every day, my energy’s going to be there every day. And that’s really all I can do.”

Maybin looked like he …

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