MANAGUA, Nicaragua(AP) -- Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente
Padilla is recovering from a bullet wound in his leg after a
target shooting instructor accidentally shot him.

Dr. Eduardo Reguera said Padilla, who signed with the Dodgers in
August, didn't need surgery after spending time at Managua's
Metropolitan Hospital.

Police spokesman Vilma Reyes said Wednesday that Padilla's
pistol apparently jammed during a target shooting session late
Tuesday.

Padilla handed the pistol to a shooting instructor, a former
police captain, who didn't realize there was a bullet in the
chamber and shot himself in his hand, Padilla's legal adviser
Roberto Calderon told The Associated Press. The bullet also
grazed Padilla's leg.

The account contradicts Padilla's agent, Adam Katz, who told The
Los Angeles Times that it was a "hunting accident."

Padilla went 4-0 with a 3.20 ERA for the Dodgers the final two
months of the regular season. He allowed one run in 7 1-3
innings in Game 2 of the NL Championship Series, but was
battered for six runs in three innings in a season-ending loss
to the Phillies.