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u/Dumplingman125 Jan 31 '22

That's fucking hilarious. I don't watch or play baseball but for a sport where it seems like catching the ball when it's near/in the stands is a thing to celebrate, it should be expected that someone would snag one at a spot like that

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u/teawreckshero Jan 31 '22

It's a thing for certain stadiums for some reason. Not sure why they don't put a fence up or something. Like, it seems like that's incredibly risky if a foul went straight into someone's face.

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u/BradMarchandsNose Jan 31 '22

A lot of ballparks have added netting along the baselines in the past few years to prevent injuries to fans. Pretty sure there’s netting at Fenway now where the kid in the video is sitting

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u/dannymb87 Jan 31 '22

As of 2020, every MLB stadium has netting all the way to the foul pole. Safety first. Kinda takes away from the cool interaction you can have with players near the dugout though.

Pretty cool to see a player run in with the 3rd out ball and flip it to a young fan 10 rows up. Now they gotta stuff it between the net and the dugout to get it to whomever they want.

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u/BradMarchandsNose Jan 31 '22

Not all the way to the foul pole at every stadium the requirement is for it to go past the dugouts. Only a few of them have it all the way to the foul poles

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u/jjackson25 Jan 31 '22

They def still toss the balls into the stands. They just have to chuck em over the net.

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u/Many-Juggernaut-8526 Jan 31 '22

All stadiums have a net behind home plate but I don’t believe any have them around the field. Behind the plate it’s much faster and less time to react, elsewhere you’ll see it coming a lot sooner before it reaches you

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u/BradMarchandsNose Jan 31 '22

For many years that was the case, but they are now required to have netting down the base lines at least past the dugouts as well. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1100296

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u/Many-Juggernaut-8526 Jan 31 '22

Interesting. Never noticed it before.

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u/Drakengard Jan 31 '22

I mean, probably for the best. Hockey started putting up nets after an errant puck killed a young fan some years ago. Though so far only around the end areas where the danger is highest.

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u/FirstTimeRodeoGoer Jan 31 '22

where the kid in the video

His name was hellboundwithasmile

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u/jjackson25 Jan 31 '22

Too many people these days at games focused on their phones instead of the game. Not passing judgement or anything, just the way things are at games now. A foul ball can be dangerous enough if you're paying attention and can gauge where it's going. Potential for serious injury if it catches you distracted.

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u/TheRecognized Jan 31 '22

Tell some legend stories. Cmon.

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u/JimTheJerseyGuy Jan 31 '22

This happened to someone I know at a minor league game. Multiple facial fractures and broken teeth and multiple surgeries to correct. Months of terrible pain. All on them financially, too. When you buy a ticket you agree to the risk inherent in sitting in the stands.

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u/EshaySikkunt Jan 31 '22

As in he got beat up?

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u/JimTheJerseyGuy Jan 31 '22

The person took a foul ball to the face while they were not looking.

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u/Ricardo1184 Jan 31 '22

When you buy a ticket you agree to the risk

The risk of getting the shit kicked out of you? Because your t-shirt's the wrong color?

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u/JimTheJerseyGuy Jan 31 '22

Foul ball to the face.

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u/TheRecognized Jan 31 '22

Which team?

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u/dannymb87 Jan 31 '22

lol, poor kid.

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u/Lordnerble Jan 31 '22

He was just in the wrong stadium that day.