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Plaintiffs Strike Out with Suit Seeking More Baseball Stadium Safety Netting

A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit seeking to require the 30 Major League Baseball teams to extend netting at stadiums farther down the first- and third-base lines to protect fans from injuries caused by foul balls and broken bats. …

Lawsuit Seeks to Force Ballparks to Install Foul Ball Safety Nets

Fans in box seats at Major League Baseball games might have less use for their gloves if Oakland A’s fan Gail Payne gets her way. Payne cited the estimated 1,750 fans a year who are struck by balls, mostly fouls, …