Information about fan safety netting at Lee Health Sports Complex, the Spring Training home of the Minnesota Twins.

A bat hits the safety netting in front of fans during a 2018 game against the Phillies at Nationals Park. The Nationals announced Thursday that they would extend the netting almost to the foul poles.

Fans from across the country took to Twitter after the incident to express their desire for the netting to be further expanded in order to protect fans. It's really not that difficult, @MLB.

Though a date has yet to be finalized for the installation of the extended netting, the expectation is that it will be ready in August. Presumably, the Dodgers would install the netting when the ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers announced Friday that they will extend the protective netting at their stadium ahead of the team's return home on Sept. 2. Dodgers president Stan Kasten said in a statement ...

The Yankees said they will also expand the protective netting at George M. Steinbrenner Field, the team's spring training facility in Tampa, Florida.

The Dodgers are the third team in recent weeks to announce it will install more netting in its ballpark, joining the Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals, who both said they will extend the ...

The netting, which aims to protect fans in field level seats from low-flying foul balls and broken bats, will stretch to at least the far end of each dugout, according to a press release.

The netting, which also offers protection against UV damage, feels a bit like heavy fishing line. The netting replaces the net that was already behind home plate and part way down both sides.

The Chicago White Sox will be extending the protective netting in the team’s ballpark, a couple of weeks after a girl was struck by a foul ball during a Cubs-Astros game in Houston.