Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla was accidentally shot by his “escort” on Tuesday at a shooting range in his native Nicaragua.
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The story as of today is Padilla’s escort was trying to fix his malfunctioning gun when it went off. The bullet grazed Vicente’s right thigh and he was taken to a hospital, treated for his injury, and released. It is still being determined if the “escort” was former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress.
Padilla’s agent Adam Katz said that Padilla is fine and was only at the hospital for 30-40 minutes, about the same amount of time he pitched during Game 5 of the Champion Series a couple weeks ago.
Padilla is expected to file for free agency in the coming weeks.
