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Expanded safety nets, in-market streaming coming in '16

DALLAS -- Increased safety netting is likely to be in place by the opening of the 2016 season, and a new three-year agreement with FOX will allow fans to watch live in-market streaming on any mobile device, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced as the quarterly Owners Meetings wrapped up on Thursday.

Manfred said a comprehensive report and recommendation on netting will be presented at the next Owners Meetings, to be held in January in Miami.

"In addition to a recommendation on the physical location of nets, there will be a broad fan education component to the program," Manfred said at the Fairmont Dallas.