Headgear for Pitchers a Possibility

[OFFNY]

o

The first time ever:

Donning a Protective Cap, Alex Torres makes a Pitch for Baseball Safety

(By Mark Morgenstein)

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/22/us/baseball-pitchers-caps-alex-torres/

o

[OFFNY]

o

Angels Matt Shoemaker Leaves Game after being Hit by a Line Drive

(Associated Press)

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17465694/angels-matt-shoemaker-leaves-game-being-hit-line-drive

[tntoriole]

It is time for the Players Association and MLB to require some type of helmet/cap liner...something. I don't want to see a bump on this thread in 2 years with someone dead from a line drive.

[OFFNY]

o

Angels Matt Shoemaker Leaves Game after being Hit by a Line Drive

(Associated Press)

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17465694/angels-matt-shoemaker-leaves-game-being-hit-line-drive

o

Shoemaker has a skull fracture.

Shoemaker Suffers Skull Fracture after Line Drive off of His Head

(By Pete Blackburn)

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/angels-pitcher-matt-shoemaker-suffers-skull-fracture-after-line-drive-off-head-090516