Andrelton Simmons will require surgery for what the Los Angeles Angels described Monday as a full thickness tear of the ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb.

Simmons, 26, was hurt when he landed awkwardly on his glove hand while diving to stop a grounder hit by Evan Longoria in the third inning of Sunday's 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.

He was placed on the disabled list and his status will be updated following the surgery.