Bryce Brentz, an outfield prospect in the Red Sox organization, accidentally shot himself in the leg while cleaning a handgun two weeks ago.

The bullet went into Brentz's leg and out the other side, according to Ben Cherington. He was "lucky" not to have suffered a more significant injury.

"He was at home cleaning a gun, and it accidentally went off," Cherington said. "Fortunately for him, it's something he's going to recover from and be fine, and it won't affect his baseball career.

"I guess you could say he got lucky relative to what happened. I think he understands he got lucky. It's a serious thing, and he has to be careful. He's here in Fort Myers and he's recovering and it's not going to get in the way of his future, but he won't be in big league camp."