A federal lawsuit was filed against Major League Baseball on behalf of Oakland Athletics season-ticket holder Gail Payne on Monday in San Francisco.
The class-action suit implores MLB to install netting from foul pole to foul pole as a means of protecting fans from bats and balls that fly into the stands, per ESPN.com news services.
Seattle law firm Hagens Berman is taking charge of the lawsuit. Firm managing partner Steve Berman is imploring MLB commissioner Rob Manfred to utilize available funds appropriately:
It is time for the commissioner to take action, to protect spectators sitting between the foul lines along first and third base, where fans are suffering serious and entirely preventable injury.