A scary thing just happened in Yankee Stadium. A young fan, it appeared to be a young girl, sitting down the left-field line was struck by a Todd Frazier foul ball. Play was halted on the field as she was attended to. They carried her out, not waiting for a stretcher to come. It was hard to see how bad her injuries were, but those on the field -- including Eduardo Escobar of the Twins -- were visibly shaken.
Major League Baseball has encouraged -- not demanded or required, but merely encouraged -- teams to extend netting farther down the foul lines in the name of fan safety. Many teams have done so. The Yankees have not, and have remained somewhat non-committal about it all.
We’ll provide an update of the girl’s condition once it is known.
UPDATE:
Yankees manager Joe Girardi said that he was told that the young fan hit by a ball "is doing OK."
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) September 20, 2017
The Yankees released this statement concerning the fan who was struck by a foul ball this afternoon: pic.twitter.com/BtOo30fpyq
— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) September 20, 2017
