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White Sox players speak in favor of extended netting after line drive hit young fan

If we're considering the discussion over adding more protective netting to Major League Baseball stadiums a "debate," it's going to be hard to find much difference of opinion inside big league clubhouses.

All the White Sox players who spoke on the matter Thursday afternoon were in favor of extending the netting at ballparks across the league. A night earlier, a young girl was hit by a line drive off the bat of Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. Almora's emotional reaction went viral. But the day after, the talk was about what Major League Baseball can do to prevent that kind of thing from happening in the future.