Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente
Padilla has been treated after accidentally shooting himself in his right leg.
Adam Katz, Padilla's agent, said the incident happened in the pitcher's native
Nicaragua. He added Padilla was treated at a hospital and released Tuesday.
Padilla, 32, began this past season with Texas but was designated for
assignment in August and became a free agent before signing a minor league
deal with the Dodgers.
Padilla made eight appearances (seven starts) at the end of the regular season
for LA, going 4-0 with a 3.20 earned run average.
The right-hander then made three starts in the postseason, first throwing
seven shutout innings in the Dodgers' series-clinching Game 3 win over the
Cardinals in the NLDS. Padilla limited the Phillies to one run over 7 1/3
frames in Game 2 of the NLCS before being touched for six runs in three
innings in the decisive Game 5 loss.
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