Never has the call been louder for universal MLB protective netting in the game. Early in 2019, a foul ball out in Minute Maid Park struck young girl that left the player, Cubs outfielder Albert Almora JR, in tears. The Astros game took a pause when Almora went to the base line to get an update on the little girl which left … Read More
After Numerous Foul Ball Fan Injuries, Baseball Reconsiders Protective Netting
Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr. dropped to one knee during the fourth inning last May, hands over his face in horror. He had just watched a foul ball fly off his bat and strike a 2-year-old girl in the head, fracturing her skull. The incident, every baseball hitter’s nightmare, was not a one-off. Last month, a fan was … Read More
Several Yankees call for more netting after young girl hit by foul ball
Reliever Zack Britton wouldn’t mind of stadiums went “all the way” with protective netting, extending it down each foul line. Third baseman Gio Urshela said he wants it “around the whole stadium.” Outfielder Cameron Maybin said to install what’s needed, and then go farther. “More than necessary,” Maybin said. Less than 24 hours after the Cubs’ Alberto Almora Jr.’s line-drive foul ball hit a 4-year-old girl in the … Read More
MLB to keep monitoring netting issue after child is hit
Major League Baseball said Thursday it will keep examining its policy on protective netting at stadiums a day after a young fan was struck by a foul ball and hospitalized. The girl was hit Wednesday night during the game between the Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros, an incident MLB called “extremely upsetting.” MLB said in a statement it sends its … Read More
MTA Seems Unwilling To Put Safety Netting Under 7 Line After Debris Falls On Cars
The MTA is reportedly not prepared to install safety netting under the elevated 7 lines tracks in Queens. Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer requested the netting be hung under the tracks along Roosevelt Avenue in Woodside after several pieces of debris suddenly fell from the tracks and crashed into cars below. “That’s where there is an immediate very clear and identifiable … Read More
Proctor is not trying to throw a net on enthusiasm
OK, tee it up. The danger, in all likelihood has past. Wait. ‘Danger?’ What danger? Golfers, course and driving range owners and operators are chomping at the bit from the first of April, every year, to get going. And every year as April rolls around, Tim Proctor finds himself telling everyone to slow down. Proctor is owner/operator of Turf Net … Read More
Baseball netting back in spotlight after fan hospitalised
Los Angeles (AFP) – The issue of protective netting at Major League Baseball faced renewed scrutiny on Thursday after a young fan was hospitalised by a stray foul ball in Houston. Chicago Cubs center fielder Albert Almora Jr was left in tears at Minute Maid Park on Wednesday after a hard-hit line drive flew into the stands and struck a girl. The girl, … Read More
City gives Muckdogs $25,000 to upgrade Dwyer Stadium
An advance of $25,000 this year through the lease agreement with the city and Batavia Regional Recreation Corporation will allow the Batavia Muckdogs to make their home field safer. The City Council Tuesday approved changing the lease to allow the $25,000, marked for next year, to be available this year. In return, the Muckdogs will not request any Dwyer Stadium … Read More
Foul ball off bat of Cubs player Albert Almora Jr. strikes child; play briefly halted
A small child was rushed to medical attention Wednesday night after apparently being struck by a foul ball during a Cubs-Astros game in Houston. Play was halted during the fourth inning after the ball – off the bat of Cubs hitter Albert Almora Jr. – apparently hit a young girl, the Houston Chronicle reported. A man was seen carrying the child out of the … Read More
Donation gave life to Crosspoint’s baseball program
Crosspoint Academy baseball coach Derrin Doty doesn’t complain that his Warriors don’t play home games on campus, instead using the Kitsap County Fairgrounds. He doesn’t whine that the team holds practices on the school’s undersized soccer field when the weather is nice, or inside the Chico Dome’s auxiliary gymnasium when it’s not. In his fourth season coaching Crosspoint, Doty feels fortunate … Read More