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Travis Wood suffered a crossbow accident this offseason

San Diego Padres v Los Angeles Dodgers

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 25: Pitcher Travis Wood #37 of the San Diego Padres pitches during the first inning of the MLB game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on September 25, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Victor Decolongon/Getty Images)

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Chris McCosky reports that Tigers pitcher Travis Wood had a pin inserted into his right index finger after an early-January bow-hunting accident.

And it was some accident: Wood got his hand caught as he was prepping a crossbow and said that it nearly snapped his right index finger in two. The good news is he’s a lefty. And, I suppose, it’s good that a stray bolt didn’t go flying and kill the family dog or something.

Wood will get his cast off tomorrow after which he should be free to go back and join the Protestant Union troops in the Thirty Years War or whatever it is people do with crossbows these days.

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