After a fan was struck in the face by a foul ball during Friday night’s game against the White Sox, the Tampa Bay Rays have taken measures to make sure such an incident doesn’t happen again.
The ball that hit the 63-year-old woman, whose name has not been revealed, sailed through a gap in the netting meant to protect fans. The organization on Saturday added netting to cover the triangular gap in front of the seats near the Tropicana Field dugouts, the Tampa Bay Times reports.
Rays player Steven Souza, whose foul ball hit the fan who was seated in the front row, said the odds of the occurrence were "astronomical," but that "having the hole covered will be a little peace of mind for the fans sitting there today.