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Indians Pitcher Kyle Denney Shot


KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Cleveland Indians pitcher was shot in the right calf when a bullet pierced the team's bus and grazed another player late Wednesday night.

Team trainers were able to remove the bullet from the calf of Kyle Denney, who was expected to spend the night in the hospital but was not seriously hurt, club spokesman Bart Swain said.

The rest of the team was unharmed. The shooting occurred as the team rode to Kansas City International Airport after a game with the Kansas City Royals.
Swain said the shot was fired into the side of one of the Indians' two buses while it was on a ramp between Interstate 435 and I-70, grazing outfielder Ryan Ludwick.

``It went through his pants and then hit Denney,'' Swain said. ``At first, there was a little bit of panic. Once we realized Kyle was OK, fears were subsided.''

Police spokesman Darin Snapp said there were no suspects and it wasn't known if the team's bus was the intended target. Telephone messages left for the Royals were not immediately returned.

The Indians arrived safely at the airport and boarded a plane bound for Minneapolis early Thursday.

Denney, who started Wednesday night's 5-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, was expected to rejoin the Indians on Thursday in Minnesota, where Cleveland begins its final series of the season Friday.

After getting called up from Triple-A Buffalo on Sept. 14, the 27-year-old Denney is 1-2 with a 9.56 ERA in four starts with Cleveland. He beat Kansas City 8-3 on Sept. 19 for his first major league win.

roachdude

hahahah i heard on ESPN radio that the reason it didnt go that far into his calf was cause he was wearing a rookie hazing outfit. it was something like a cheerleader skirt with those boots they wear... lmao i dunno if thats legit, but it would be funny if it was!

lefty

Totally true.

The guy was a September call-up. He was wearing a cheerleaders uniform with go-go boots. The boots were thick enough that they served as a buffer for the bullet.