NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In the interest of fan safety, Major League Baseball on Wednesday recommended that all teams either lengthen or maintain the netting at their ballparks, add netting or introduce some other protective barrier to shield fans from the balls and bats that sometimes fly into the stands.
PNC Park already meets the recommendations set forth by the advisors hired by Major League Baseball to review the issue, according to a Pirates spokesman.
The recommended netting would protect fans in field-level seats between the near ends of both dugouts (the ends of the dugouts closest to home plate, inclusive of any adjacent camera wells) and within 70 feet of home plate.