Major League Baseball , like many other sports leagues, has historically been reactive, instead of proactive when it comes to player and fan safety on and off the field. Unfortunately, it often takes a tragic event to improve the safety of a sport.
For example, when the little girl was tragically killed at a Columbus Blue Jackets game—the NHL responded by adding more netting around the rink. When Mike Coolbaugh , first base coach of the Tulsa Drillers, was struck and unfortunately killed by a line drive during a game in 2007, MLB took nearly 4 months to begin requiring 1st and 3rd base coaches to wear helmets—which didn't go into effect until the beginning of the 2008 season.
One of 2 recorded Major League Baseball players to be killed in the field of play, Ray Chapman (the ...
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