Discussion builds around adding more netting to keep baseball fans safe

Discussion builds around adding more netting to keep baseball fans safe
Discussion builds around adding more netting to keep baseball fans safe

Discussion builds around adding more netting to keep baseball fans safe

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Each baseball season, more than 1,700 fans get hit with balls and shattered bats at Major League parks. In June, a woman sustained life-threatening injuries in Boston. This past Sunday at Wrigley Field, a woman was stretchered off and sent to the hospital. Last Friday, a woman in Detroit was seriously injured by a foul ball, prompting Tigers star Justin Verlander to tweet about the need for additional safety measures. Some believe additional measures aren’t necessary. Major League Baseball says it’s looking into the matter. Veteran Chicago baseball analyst Bruce Levine from 670 The Score joins us to talk about the many sides to the story. (Flickr/ttarasiuk)