MLB

Angels star Mike Trout sprains left thumb, leaves game

AP

MIAMI (AP) — Mike Trout suffered a sprained left thumb while stealing second base in the fifth inning of the Los Angeles Angels' game at Miami on Sunday.

Mike Trout (27) injures his hand after sliding into second base in the fifth inning at Marlins Park.

X-rays were negative, but Trout will undergo an MRI examination on Monday to determine the severity of the injury.

Trout yelled in pain as he rose after sliding headfirst .He was examined by a trainer, stayed in the game and took the field in the bottom of the inning, but was replaced in the sixth.

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Trout, the reigning American League MVP, was 0 for 2 when he left the game. He finished 2 for 9 in the series to drop his average to .337.

He hit his 16th homer Saturday to take the major league lead.