In a first of its kind analysis, this article answered questions that Major League Baseball has never publicly addressed: Are baseball fans at risk by attending a game? And how many fans are injured each year from foul balls? The answer: Fans are hurt more often than a batter is hit by a pitch (about 1,750 injured fans per season versus 1,536 batters hit by pitches). Many of the most serious injuries are to children, who have slower reaction times and are less likely to be paying attention to the action on the field. Glovin also showed that Major League Baseball could, if it wanted, take steps to lessen the risk of attending a ballgame. It hasn’t.
