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 »
Sports industry professional Jamie Cox is the new General Manager of the Legends Event Center, a 122,300-square-foot indoor event facility slated to open in late 2022 in the heart of Travis Bryan Midtown Park. The facility is owned by the City of Bryan and managed by Sports Facilities Companies, Inc. Jamie Cox is an experienced… Read more »
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 »
Foul Ball Safety Now, the campaign founded by lifetime baseball fan Jordan Skopp to raise awareness about fan safety, released a study today on the status of protective netting at Major League Baseball’s (MLB’s) 30 ballparks – along with an analysis of how well the league communicates the risks of foul ball injuries and the… Read more »
As Spring Training 2022 continues, an analysis by Foul Ball Safety Now reveals at least 10 Major League Baseball teams are hosting Spring Training games in Cactus League and Grapefruit League ballparks with no safety netting to protect fans seated past the ends of the dugouts. This continues to contradict Commissioner Rob Manfred’s claim following… Read more »
