Speaking of ever-shifting facility standards: new MiLB netting standards will require every ballpark to feature netting from foul pole to foul pole by the 2025 season, as part of MLB’s overhaul of MiLB ballparks. (more…)
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Somerset Patriots install extended protective netting
Though we don’t yet have an official start of the independent Atlantic League season, the Somerset Patriots are prepared after finishing the installation of extended protective netting at TD Bank Ballpark. (more…)
Salt Lake Bees Extend Smith’s Ballpark Protective Netting
The Salt Lake Bees (Class AAA: Pacific Coast League) have announced extended protective netting at Smith’s Ballpark, running the netting farther down both foul lines. The net extension covers nearly to each foul pole down the right and left field lines. (more…)
Victoria HarbourCats Extending Protective Netting
The Victoria HarbourCats (summer collegiate; West Coast League) are extending protective netting at Wilson’s Group Stadium at Royal Athletic Park, with the project to be completed by their late May opener. (more…)
Girl Struck by Foul Ball at Yankee Stadium in 2017 Makes Recovery
A then two-year-old girl who was hospitalized after being struck by a foul ball at Yankee Stadium in 2017 has made a recovery that is “nothing short of a miracle,” according to her father in details reported by The New York Post. (more…)
Yard Goats Extending Dunkin’ Donuts Park Netting
The Hartford Yard Goats (Class AA; Eastern League) are extending protective netting at Dunkin’ Donuts Park, with the project to be completed in advance of the 2020 season. (more…)
Blue Jays Detail Rogers Centre Extended Netting Plans
The Toronto Blue Jays have announced details on extended protective netting that will be installed at Rogers Centre, a project the team will complete prior to Opening Day on March 26. (more…)
Naturals to Extend Arvest Ballpark Protective Netting
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals (Class AA; Texas League) will extend protective netting at Arvest Ballpark, with plans to complete installation by their home opener on April 16. (more…)
Blue Wahoos Stadium Protective Netting to be Extended
Protective netting at Blue Wahoos Stadium will be extended the entire length of both baselines, as the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (Class AA; Southern League) announce plans for the project. (more…)
Winston-Salem Dash Extend BB&T Ballpark Protective Netting
The Winston-Salem Dash (High A; Carolina League) have extended protective netting at BB&T Ballpark, completing the project ahead of the 2020 season. The new net, installed by Salisbury, NC-based Sportsfield Specialities, extends down the first-base line past the Herbalife picnic terrace and down the third-base line to the foul pole on the berm. (more…)
Durham Bulls Extending DBAP Protective Netting
The Durham Bulls (Class AAA; International League) will upgrade and extend protective netting at Durham Bulls Athletic Park ahead of the 2020 season. The extended netting will cover most sections in the lower seating bowl. (more…)
California Appeals Court Overturns Dismissal of Foul Ball Lawsuit
A California appeals court is allowing a previously thrown out lawsuit over claimed injuries from a foul ball to proceed, questioning the validity of the “Baseball Rule” traditionally protecting teams from liability. (more…)
Somerset Patriots Extending TD Bank Ballpark Netting
The Somerset Patriots (independent; Atlantic League) will extend protective netting at TD Bank Ballpark, as the team announces that it will complete the project prior to the 2020 season. (more…)