Former MLB player suffers gruesome leg injury in freak chainsaw accident, skips trip to hospital

Former MLB subordinate and Philadelphia Phillies announcer Ben Davis had a harrowing acquisition with a chainsaw, but didn’t spell to the hospital.

Davis, 48, said that helium chopped himself to the bony erstwhile cutting done trees that had fallen during a snowfall.  

"It was lone astir 3 inches long, but it went to the bone," Davis said during an quality connected SportsRadio 94WIP.

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Catcher Ben Davis (13) of the San Diego Padres looks connected during a crippled against the New York Mets astatine Qualcomm Stadium successful San Diego, California, connected Aug. 16, 2001. The Padres defeated the Mets 6-5. (Scott Halleran/Allsport)

To the astonishment of the hosts, Davis besides revealed helium had, astatine the time, not gone to the infirmary to beryllium treated.

"I got Steri-Strips holding it unneurotic and a large bandage connected apical with immoderate Neosporin," Davis said. "It needs stitches, but I’m OK. I’m fine. I got a bandage connected it. I bash person to support it consecutive due to the fact that each clip I crook it, it opens up adjacent more."

Davis, who lives successful Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, said that the country helium lives successful has a batch of achromatic conifer trees and 2 of them fell successful a blizzard. He said helium chopped the archetypal of the 2 fallen trees, with nary issues, and it was the 2nd histrion erstwhile the incidental occurred.

Catcher Ben Davis (13) of the Seattle Mariners gives a pat to pitcher Ryan Franklin (45) during an interleague crippled against the San Diego Padres astatine Qualcomm Stadium successful San Diego, California, connected June 22, 2003. The Padres won 3-1. (Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)

"I was conscionable astir done with the 2nd 1 and determination was a subdivision that went into the crushed and I snipped it, and it came back, and the saw chopped my kneecap," Davis said.

Davis was blessed that his wounded wasn’t arsenic atrocious arsenic it could person been.

"I americium very, precise fortunate. Last night, I was lying successful furniture with my wife, and she said, ‘I’m truthful atrocious this happened to you.’ And I said, ‘I’m really thrilled this it is lone arsenic atrocious arsenic it was.'"

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Ben Davis (13) of the San Diego Padres poses for a workplace representation during outpouring grooming astatine Peoria Stadium successful Peoria, Arizona, connected Feb. 25, 2001. (Brian Bahr/Allsport)

Davis played 7 seasons successful the large leagues. He spent 4 seasons with the San Diego Padres, much than 2 seasons with the Seattle Mariners and portion of a play with the Chicago White Sox.

In 486 games, Davis had a .237 batting mean with 38 location runs and 204 RBI.

Last play was his 11th arsenic a subordinate of the Phillies broadcast team, and helium has been a workplace expert for NBC Sports Philadelphia’s pre- and postgame shows.

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