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After Spectator Injuries, Dodgers To Extend Protective Netting
The Los Angeles Dodgers will extend the protective netting at Dodger Stadium after a study is completed about how it could be configured.
LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles Dodgers will extend the netting at Dodger Stadium after a study is completed about how it could be configured to provide better protection for fans, the team announced Monday, June 24.
The announcement came one day after a fan was struck in the head by a foul ball at Dodger Stadium. The 13-year-old girl was later diagnosed with a concussion.
Dodgers' statement regarding the extension of netting at Dodger Stadium. pic.twitter.com/EwiRANZblm
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``Fan safety is of the utmost importance to the Dodgers and during the offseason, we began the process of studying how the netting at Dodger Stadium could be configured to provide better protection for our fans,'' the statement said.
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``Once this study is completed, the team will implement the recommended changes and extend the netting at Dodger Stadium. The team will provide more information on the project timeline and scope when available.''
In addition to the most recent fan injury, a woman celebrating her 79th birthday died in February after being struck in the head by a foul ball.
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City News Service contributed to this report.
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