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.

That’s called a “David Wright.”

A couple of hits in Monday’s 2-1, 10-inning loss to the Mets moved Marlins outfielder Ichiro Suzuki up MLB’s all-time hits list. Ichiro had a single and double against the Mets at Citi Field, giving him 3,011 in his career to pass Wade Boggs for 27th place all time.

After blasting three home runs in a game for the first time in his career during the Blue Jays’ win Sunday, Josh Donaldson nearly left the yard in his first two at-bats during Monday’s 5-1 win at Camden Yards. Orioles center fielder Nolan Reimold made a terrific running catch on his fly ball in the first inning, crashing into the wall to rob him of extra bases.

Stephen Strasburg threw a bullpen session at Citizens Bank Park prior to Monday night’s game against the Phillies, one week after he was placed on the disabled list with soreness in his right elbow.

Good luck, hitters.

A foolproof plan.

The Mets’ inability to keep a full, healthy lineup on the field rolled into another week Monday, as they opened a critical four-game series against the Marlins without either half of their starting middle infield.

Though traffic prevented him from arriving in time to throw out the ceremonial first pitch Monday, Olympic gold medalist and Maryland native Matthew Centrowitz Jr. was in attendance at Camden Yards for the Orioles’ series opener against the Blue Jays. Baltimore lost, 5-1.

Third baseman Jung Ho Kang flew with the Pirates from Milwaukee to Chicago, but he won’t be working out at Wrigley Field this week.

Clayton Kershaw is the headliner in an important simulated game scheduled for Tuesday at Dodger Stadium that could lead to his return to the starting rotation within the next week.

A rainbow flag fluttered from a flagpole in center field at Citizens Bank Park on Monday and Billy Bean, Major League Baseball’s vice president of social responsibility and inclusion, threw out a first pitch as the Phillies recognized the LGBT community.

Gary Sanchez is once again the American League Player of the Week. The Yankees rookie catcher earned the honor for the second consecutive week after hitting .522/.608/1.304 with five home runs and nine RBIs.

The Pirates placed right-hander Gerrit Cole on the 15-day disabled list with posterior inflammation in his right elbow prior to Monday night’s game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Cole, who was originally scheduled to start Monday’s game, received a second opinion on the elbow, Pirates general manager Neal Huntington announced on Saturday.

Evan Longoria is passionate about a cause, so he wants to call attention to the online auction to benefit Pet Pal Animal Shelter in St. Petersburg.

The Indians placed right-hander Danny Salazar on the paternity list on Monday afternoon prior to the start of their three-game set against the Twins at Progressive Field. Right-hander Shawn Armstrong was recalled from Triple-A Columbus to take his place on the active roster.

Marlins right fielder Giancarlo Stanton was examined by a specialist on Monday, and later in the day he did some light running and agility drills before his team took batting practice at Citi Field.