Baseball games at AT&T Field just got safer for the fans.
Chattanooga Lookouts president and general manager Rich Mozingo announced Tuesday that the protective netting behind home plate will be extended to the far end of each dugout. Netting has protected fans in sections 108-111 and now will include sections 106-107 behind the first-base dugout as well as 112-113 behind the other dugout.
“Fan safety is a very important issue to us,” Mozingo said. “By expanding the protective netting at AT&T Field, we will not only increase the safety at our park but the fan experience as well.”
Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred recommended in December that all big-league clubs increase the netting at their respective ballparks to better protect fans from balls and bats that enter the stands during games. Minor League Baseball president & CEO Pat O’Conner has since endorsed Manfred’s recommendations.
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