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Reports: Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla shot in leg
Reports: Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla shot in leg
A report out of Nicaragua says that Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla accidentally shot himself in the leg and was admitted to a hospital. Developing… UPDATE: The injury is reportedly deemed “not serious” and to his right leg. UPDATE: A wire report says Padilla has already checked out of the ...
Vicente Padilla Caps Himself in the Thigh
Vicente Padilla Caps Himself in the Thigh
babeslovebaseball.com — Los Angeles Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla shot himself in the thigh while hunting in Nicaragua...... (more) Vicente Padilla Caps Himself in the Thigh
Vicente Padilla accidentally shot in leg
latimesblogs.latimes.com — Figuratively, he shot himself in the foot. Literally, the wound was a little higher. Via Diamond Leung's... Diamond Notes come reports that pitcher Vicente Padilla shot himself in the right leg. Updates indicate the wound occurred at a shooting range... (more) Vicente Padilla accidentally shot in leg
Agent: Vicente Padilla of Los Angeles Dodgers treated for minor self-inflicted gunshot wound in ...
sports.espn.go.com — Dodgers right-hander Vicente Padilla was treated for a minor gunshot wound after a hunting accident in Nicaragua... on Tuesday. (more) Agent: Vicente Padilla of Los Angeles Dodgers treated ...
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Vicente Padilla Shot?
6-4-2 — an Angels/Dodgers double play blog — Vin Scully Is My Homeboy passes on a La Prensa (Managua, Nicaragua) report that Vicente Padilla has been shot by his bodyguard; he was treated and released at Hospital Metropolitano. Jon passes on a Diamond Leung piece indicating that the injury was to his right leg, and was "not serious". ...

Was Dodgers’ Padilla Shot By Own Bodyguard?
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... However, there is another report that although still considered an accident at the shooting range, Padilla was in fact shot by his own bodyguard. Whoops, sorry boss. There goes the Christmas bonus. EL NUEVO DIARIO, via the blog DIAMOND NOTES , updated the story today ...

Vicente Padilla shot by his bodyguard
Sports Rubbish — ... and has already left the hospital. And unless there are politicians in Nicaragua who want to make an example of him (and his bodyguard), it’s unlikely that we’ll hear any more of this. Still, when you’re kicking off free agency, you want potential employers to be talking about your pitching, not about you getting Plaxico’d by the guy who is supposedly protecting you from harm. Reports: Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla shot in leg [Diamond Notes] Padilla accidentally shot [El Nuevo Diario] ...

Former Dodger Accidentally Shot by Bodyguard
Sons of Steve Garvey — No, it's not Jamie McCourt. Reports: Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla shot in leg (Diamond Notes) Dodgers say Padilla accidentally shot himself (Diamond Notes) Hopefully the injury is "not serious," as reported. If the Dodgers end up re-signing Padilla, will our token off-season leg injury to a starting pitcher be taken care of? (hat tip: SoSG reader JuanLove) ...

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