Brewers' Scooter Gennett gets stitches after shower accident

Baseball players seem to be more prone than others to suffering unconventional injuries. Scooter Gennett is further evidence.

The Brewers second baseman will miss time after cutting his hand in the shower following a game in Pittsburgh on Sunday.

How bad is it going for #Brewers. 2B Scooter Gennett cut his hand in shower after game Sunday, got stitches and will miss some time.

— Tom (@Haudricourt) April 20, 2015

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The cut required stitches, which Gennett showed off on his Instagram.

 

Can't believe it! Literally trying to grab some body wash in the shower (post game in Pittsburgh) and sliced my finger on the bottom of the metal thing that holds the shampoo and body wash! CraZ I know.

A photo posted by Scooter Gennett (@sgennett2) on Apr 20, 2015 at 9:10am PDT

Gennett is hitting .207/.303/.207 in 33 plate appearances over 10 games this season.