A girl struck in the head by a foul ball at a Houston Astros game nearly 8 months ago, likely suffered long-term damage that will put her at permanent risk of seizures, her family says
“She is able to continue with much of her routine as a girl her age would do, but her parents have to particularly vigilant — as they are,” Mithoff told the paper.Almora was in tears and inconsolable after seeing the girl was hurt.
Albert Almora Jr. of the Chicago Cubs, center, is comforted after checking on a young child who was struck by a hard foul ball off his bat in the fourth inning against the Houston Astros in Houston on May 29, 2019.At the time of the incident, protective field-level netting at Minute Maid stretched from dugout-to-dugout and section 111 where the girl was sitting, was the first section without nets.
The family has not yet taken any civil action and has paid for all the child's medical bills, according to Mithoff's assistant.all 30 major league teams to expand ballpark netting past the dugouts during this off-season. “The family is gratified by the announcement from Major League Baseball that the netting will be extended in all 30 ballparks,” Mithoff said. “This is obviously a very significant step forward.”published in October found that there have been at least 808 reports of injuries to fans from baseballs from 2012 to 2019.
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