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Ryan Parker

BRIEF: Jose Canseco hopes finger can be saved after accidentally shooting hand

Oct. 30--Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco took to social media Wednesday to share photos of his massively bandaged hand after he said he accidentally shot himself in his Las Vegas home on Tuesday.

Canseco had to undergo surgery on his hand after he shot his finger almost completely off while cleaning his gun at the kitchen table, Leila Knight, Canseco fianc饠told the Los Angeles Times on Tuesday.

The injured digit is the middle finger of his left hand.

Doctors told the couple even if the finger is able to be saved, Canseco will never regain full use of that hand, Knight said.

The couple tweeted pictures of Canseco's recovery.

Got no sleep. Hope I can keep my finger but grateful it wasn't something worse @ModelLeila my nurse taking good care pic.twitter.com/TR78fmru8d

-- Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) October 29, 2014

-- Leila Knight (@ModelLeila) October 29, 2014

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