All major league ballparks will have extended netting for the 2018 season, with the new safety measure in place by Opening Day, it was announced Thursday.
"Providing baseball fans with a variety of seating options when they come to the ballpark, including seats behind protective netting, is important," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "Major league clubs are constantly evaluating the coverage and design of their ballpark netting and I am pleased that they are providing fans an increased inventory of protected seats."
Calls for more teams to add protective netting increased last Sept. 20, when a one-year old girl was hit in the head by a line drive off the bat of Todd Frazier at Yankee Stadium.