Finally The Jays Brass commits to install netting

The Blue Jays are going to get more protective in 2020.

Finally.
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The Jays announced on Tuesday that netting will be extended farther down the baselines at Rogers Centre and at Dunedin Stadium, the team’s spring training park, next year.
In statement released by the club on Twitter, Andrew Miller, the Jays’ executive vice-president of business operations, said it’s in the best interests of the fans to take this step.

“Fan safety is paramount to the Blue Jays and we believe that fans should feel protected and secure during our games,” Miller said. “Extending the protective netting at Rogers Centre and Dunedin Stadium is a clear next step for our organization and one that reflects our team’s values. As fans and followers of the game, it is vitally important for us to preserve and enhance the live baseball experience, while also ensuring everyone who visits our ballparks can do so safely.”

The exact configuration of the netting in Toronto and Dunedin is to be determined.
Recent incidents involving fans being hit, and injured, by foul balls has led to growing conversation in the game that the kind of netting the Jays will implement is required across major league baseball.
All 30 teams put extended netting in their stadiums to start the 2018 season.


The Chicago White Sox announced earlier this season that the club would extend netting to the foul poles at Guaranteed Rate Field, and that went into effect late in July.