The game between the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers came to a halt on Friday after a fan was struck with a line drive foul on Friday, causing concern for both people in the stands and on the field.
This is not the first time this has happened this year, or any year, but it seems that the instances are becoming more well known because of a growing fervor among players to have increased netting along the infields to protect fans of sharp foul balls and errand flung bats.
The biggest proponent of this was Friday’s starter Justin Verlander, who took to Twitter to make his case and even appeared on Good Morning America on Sunday morning to discuss the issue.