An income tax increase helped pay for the redevelopment of the Indian Trails Golf Course in 2010. But now, some of the residents that paid for it are concerned about golf balls flying into traffic. One of them said a ball smashed their windshield and nearly caused a crash. “It was just a matter of a couple of seconds and … Read More

The White Sox are the first of the Major League teams to extend protective netting all the way to the foul poles. Their first game with the extended netting will take place Monday night. Christine Loring and Ruth Hopkins, Red Sox fans visiting Chicago, picked up tickets for box seats at Guaranteed Rate Field. the seats are beyond the first base dugout, … Read More

Cleveland Indians star Francisco Lindor hit a child with a foul ball during a game Sunday, the latest incident that has renewed calls for adding netting to provide more safety at Major League Baseball stadiums. In the bottom of the sixth inning of his team’s game against the Kansas City Royals, the All-Star shortstop sent a scorching foul ball down the first … Read More

The White Sox will be the first major league baseball team to play with an extended net Monday, after incidents of fans being hit by foul balls at stadiums across the country sparked calls for increased protections. Fans on the ground level of Guaranteed Rate field will be safeguarded behind a newly extended net when the White Sox take on … Read More

The Nationals come back to D.C. for their first homestand since the All-Star break on Monday, July 22. And when they return, Nationals Park will look a little different. The team will debut extended protective netting down the first and third base lines that night before the Nats face the Rockies. The netting will extend beyond the dugouts, just short … Read More

Incidents of fans getting hit and injured by baseballs at MLB games has been increasing each year, but MLB has refused to mandate that its ballparks install protective netting throughout the stadium. While all 30 teams expanded their protective netting before the 2018 season, there have still been calls for further safety measures in ballparks. And balls traveling faster than cars are … Read More

I’m babysitting some neighborhood children this summer before I head back to college in the fall. The kids are pretty well-behaved, but they’re still kids. And when they get together in groups, they can be a handful. I’m worried about the children getting hurt. What types of injuries should I be most concerned about? Summer is the best time for … Read More

The Kansas City Royals Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise is set to become the latest team to extend protective-netting areas at its home stadium amid growing concern over the safety of spectators. On Sunday, a young girl was injured after being hit by a foul ball during the Royals’ game against the Detroit Tigers at Kauffman Stadium. The fan was … Read More

Chicago Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. hit a 106 mph line drive in May that screamed into foul territory down the left-field line at Houston’s Minute Maid Park. The ball hit a 2-year-old girl, who was rushed out of the stadium. The game stopped as an emotional Almora dropped to a knee. Less than two weeks later, as the Washington Nationals played the … Read More

The Royals are planning and expecting to extend the protective netting around Kauffman Stadium to better protect fans, perhaps as soon as this season. They began the process after a 2-year-old girl sustained a fractured skull from a foul ball in Houston in late May. The efforts take on an amplified urgency after a fan was hit and injured by a … Read More