We have regularly covered the issue of head injuries in football, but baseball has had its share of scary head injuries as well. There have been several pitchers in the last few years who have been hit in the head with batted balls. This has forced the MLB to take a look at what it could do to better protect its pitchers. Recently, manufacturers have tried to come up with the solution with different paddings within the caps and different materials to protect its players.
ESPN reported yesterday that Rob Vito, CEO of Unequal Technologies, said that the New York Yankees’ Hector Noesi and Esmil Rogers along with four other pitchers in the MLB had used its Kevlar padding insert in their caps at some point this season.