MLB Urged To Force Stadiums To Install Safety Nets

THIS IS WCCO 4 NEWS.
THE MINNESOTA TWINS GAME
AGAINST THE YANKEES LAST NIGHT
WAS OVERSHADOWED BY A HEART
BREAKING INJURY TO A YOUNG FAN.
ONE OF THE YANKEES HIT A
LINE DRIVE FOUL BALL THAT
STRUCK A TODDLER.
IT HAPPENED IN THE 5th INNING
DEARING YESTERDAY'S GAME IN NEW
YORK.
TODD FRAZIER HIT THAT LINE
DRIVE FOUL AND HIT THE 2-YEAR-
OLD GIRL IN THE FACE.
AS KATE RADDATZ REPORTS, IT HAS
REIGNITED THE DEBATE ABOUT
SAFETY NETS TO PROTECT FANS.
Reporter: YOU CAN HEAR THE
CRACK OF THE BAT.
GOODNESS.
Reporter: BUT YOU BARELY SAW
THE FOUL BALL GOING AT 105
MILES AN HOUR UNTIL IT HIT A
TODDLER IN THE FACE.
THE BATTER, TODD FRAZIER,
GASPED AS HE AND OTHER PLAYERS
FELL TO THEIR KNEES INCLUDING
THE TWINS EDDIE ROSARIO.
THE GIRL WAS CARRIED OUT FOR
MEDICAL ATTENTION.
SHE HAD BEEN SITTING AT THE
LOWER LEVEL OF SECOND BASE.
EVERY STADIUM NEEDS TO HAVE
NETS.
THAT'S IT.
Reporter: TWINS SECOND
BASEMAN BRIAN DOZIER CALLED OUT
THE MLB AFTER THE GAME TO
REQUIRE SAFETY NETS TO EXTEND
DOWN THE BASE LINES.
I DON'T CARE ABOUT THE DAMN
VIEW OF A FAN OR WHAT.
IT'S ALL ABOUT SAFETY.
Reporter: THE MINNESOTA
TWINS EXTENDED THEIR SAFETY
NETTING AT TARGET FIELD AHEAD
OF THE 2016 SEASON.
THE NETS GO TO THE FAR ENDS OF
THE DUGOUTS.
THEY ARE 7 FEET HIGH AND 100
FEET LONG.
THE MOVE FOLLOWED A
RECOMMENDATION FOR TEAMS TO
IMPROVE BARRIERS NEAR THE
DUGOUT.
I THINK IT'S INEVITABLE THAT
YOU WILL SEE EXPANSION OF
NETTING AROUND THE LEAGUE OVER
TIME.
Reporter: SENIOR VICE
PRESIDENT OF OPERATIONS MATT
HOY SAYS EXTENDING THE NETS THE
ENTIRETY OF THE FOUL BALL LINE
WOULD BE DIFFICULT BY DESIGN OF
THE FIELD.
HE SAYS THE TEAM IS ALWAYS
ASSESSING SAFETY MEASURES AND
HE ENCOURAGED FANS TO DO THEIR
PART AND BE AWARE DURING PLAY.
THIS IS A CIRCUMSTANCE WHERE
YOU WANT TO KEEP YOUR EYES ON
THE BALL AND THE BAT AND KEEP
YOUR EYE ON THE GAME.
Reporter: MLB COMMISSIONER
RELEASED A STATEMENT TODAY
SAYING IN PART OVER THE PAST
FEW SEASONS MLB HAS WORKED WITH
OUR CLUBS TO EXPAND THE AMOUNT
OF NETTING IN OUR BALLPARKS.
IN LIGHT OF YESTERDAY'S EVENT
WE WILL REDOUBLE OUR EFFORTS ON
THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE.
NOW, A STUDY FROM BLOOMBERG
SAYS OVER 1700 FANS ARE INJURED
EACH YEAR BY FOUL BALLS.
THE GIRL'S FATHER TOLD
REPORTERS THAT THEY ARE NOT
SURE IF SHE WILL NEED SURGERY
BUT SHE IS DOING OKAY.
THAT'S GOOD.
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MLB Urged To Force Stadiums To Install Safety Nets

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