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The mood inside Yankee Stadium shifted dramatically during a game last September when a foul ball, clocked at 105 mph, shot off the bat of Todd Frazier and struck a two-year-old girl in the face. She was sitting with her father on the third base side of the stadium, where there was no protective netting. The girl survived but suffered … Read More

A pitch arrives at the plate, the batter swings and a baseball or a bat rockets into the stands. In most cases, there is no harm beyond a few spilled nachos. But sometimes a fan fails to get out of the way, with grim consequences. Last fall, a toddler sitting with her grandparents at Yankee Stadium was struck in the … Read More

OAKLAND, Calif. — The Oakland Athletics will expand protective netting between the stands and the playing field to the far ends of both dugouts ahead of the 2018 season. The netting will be a similar green color as the grass on the field to reduce the visual distraction to fans in attendance and those watching on television, the team said Tuesday. The … Read More

With spring training fast approaching, Major League Baseball teams are quickly finalizing their plans to extend the protective netting down the foul lines at their respective stadiums. Just within the last two weeks, the Los Angeles Angels, Toronto Blue Jays, Baltimore Orioles, Miami Marlins and Chicago White Sox have joined the ranks of teams committed to adding more netting ahead of the 2018 season. That brings the … Read More

The White Sox are joining the ranks of teams extending protective netting in their ballparks for the 2018. Teams across the majors have been extending netting down the foul lines of their stadiums in response to a toddler being severely injured when a foul ball struck her in September at Yankee Stadium. The Sox were one of the few remaining … Read More

The Phillies will be one of a growing number of Major League Baseball clubs to extend the protective netting at their home ballparks before the 2018 season begins. Per KYW Newsradio reporter Mike DeNardo, the Phils are raising the netting at Citizens Bank Parkfrom 8 feet to 12 feet high, and extending it one section past the dugouts (Sections 115 to 132) … Read More

BALTIMORE, MD — Oriole Park at Camden Yards will extend protective netting at the stadium to increase the safety of fans. The Orioles announced more netting will also be installed at Ed Smith Stadium in Sarasota, Florida, where the team holds spring training. “While we are still working with our design and engineering team on the specific dimensions of the … Read More

All around baseball, teams are making the decision to extend their safety netting to the end of the dugouts in order to better protect fans from foul balls or the occasional slippery bat. For the Detroit Tigers, this decision was an easy one to make, especially after Tigers fan Carey Mason was hit in the head by a foul ball on … Read More

The Angels and Dodgers plan to extend protective netting at their stadiums next season. The teams are the latest to respond to an incident at Yankee Stadium last September, in which a girl was seriously injured when hit by a foul ball. Within 24 hours of that incident, the Cincinnati Reds, Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners all … Read More

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Fan safety has been a growing topic of concern across the country for the sport of baseball, the Richmond Flying Squirrels are taking action to insure their visitors get the best experience possible while keeping them out of harm’s way with new netting around the Diamond. The viewer friendly netting will stretch from behind home plate … Read More