MLB Must Mandate Expanded Protective Netting Summary

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In Gabriel Baumgaertner ‘s article titled MLB Must Mandate Expanded Protective Netting Before It’s Too Late, the author will argue as to why all baseball parks should have protective netting installed in all in front of lower level seating. It will also provide a strong reasons as to why players agree with protective netting. This paper will provide recent incidents of in detail of fans being struck by a hit ball that. Baumgaertner’s valid evidence will help support his argument and prove how important it is for Major League Baseball to make protective netting mandatory in the lower seating are of all ballparks before another fan gets killed. Baumgaertner states that when a baseball is hit as a line drive by a baseball players bat, it …show more content…

The author notes that a baseball can travel at speeds of 110 MPH when hit by the baseball players. This he says, makes it deadly flying object and dangerous for those sitting in the lower level seating at ballparks. The author writes in detail about a recent event in which a young girl sitting in the lower level seating was struck in the face at a baseball game. During this particular incident, many of the players in this game were affected and support that protective netting should be installed. This incident sparks the argument made by baseball players to pressure MLB to make it mandatory for netting to be installed to protect the fans. Major League Baseball’s Commissioner Bob Manfred made a statement by saying “Over the past few seasons MLB has worked with our clubs to expand the amount of netting in our …show more content…

The high speeds of hit baseballs make it very dangerous for fans that sit at or near the front rows of a ballpark. Many players were affected recently when a line drive of the bat of a player struck a toddler in the face. The players are pressuring the league to protect the fans sitting in the lower levels. Not only fans are in danger, but even coaches are in danger too. One coach lost his life when he was struck by a line drive at a baseball game. In that case the league made it mandatory for all coaches on the field to wear helmets. The players in the dugouts are also being protected by netting installed on the dugout rails. If players and coaches are protected, then fans should be protected

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