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At Least 44 Minor League Baseball Teams Continue to Put Fans At High Risk of Dangerous Foul Ball Injuries

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Foul Ball Safety Now has learned that at least forty-four minor league ballparks continue to operate in 2022 without safety netting past the end of the dugouts to protect fans from high-speed foul balls traveling into areas where families and young children are present. The worst example remains the Peoria Chiefs, the High-A Central affiliate… Read more »

Baseball Fans Remain at High Risk of Foul Ball Injury in Peoria Chiefs’ Dozer Park

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Baseball fans returning to see the Peoria Chiefs tonight for Opening Day at Dozer Park will continue to face the potential for life-threatening injuries from dangerous high-speed foul balls. Improvements to extend the minor league ballpark’s protective netting were originally scheduled to happen in 2020, but the Chiefs claimed the project was delayed due to… Read more »