MORE NETTING AT MLB PARKS?

'As a father of two boys, I am at a loss for words': Emotional Chicago cubs outfielder Albert Almora calls for safety nets around stadiums after hitting a young girl with a foul ball

Daily Mail
May 30, 2019

In an emotional interview after the game, Almora, who has two sons, said he was 'speechless' when the stadium went silent after the girl was hit.

She has not yet been named and it is unclear what her condition is. She was seen crying as she was rushed out of the stadium in Houston, Texas, by her father in front of horrified fans.

Almora, who has two young sons with his wife Krystal, sobbed on the field and cried into his hands in the dugout after she was gone.

On Wednesday night, he said he ‘locked eyes’ on her immediately after hitting the ball. ‘With God willing, I'll be able to have a relationship with this little girl for the rest of my life. But, just prayers right now,' a visibly emotional Almora said in the locker room after the game.

He resumed play after being consoled by teammates but was visibly shaken.

Part of the stadium is covered with netting but not all of it.

The Cubs beat the Astros 2-1 in the end.

EDITOR’S NOTE: I went to a NHL ice hockey game in Atlanta between the Atlanta Flames (now the Calgary Flames) and the Los Angeles Kings. During the game a puck traveling at around 90 mph sailed over one end of the rink all the way up into the nosebleed section where it struck a woman in the head. She was carted off to a hospital on a gurney by medics.

After several similar incidents occurred during other hockey games, the NHL mandated the installation of safety nets at all of its hockey venues.

Any seats at MLB stadiums that are in the possible path of a line drive should be shielded by netting!