DETROIT -- The season could be over for a player who has been one of the few bright spots for the Detroit Tigers in 2017.
Outfielder Mikie Mahtook left Friday's game after aggravating the groin injury that had sidelined him earlier this month. An MRI revealed a Grade 2 strain, which will probably shut down Mahtook for the season, manager Brad Ausmus said.
Acquired in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays in January, Mahtook came to spring training uncertain if he would even make the team. By mid-summer, he became the Tigers' everyday center fielder.
Mahtook, 27, hit .