A look at baseball injuries from foul balls and broken bats Teenager Alan Fish, hit by a ball in the temple in 1970, was the only spectator to die from being hit by a foul in MLB’s long history.

Jul. 3—BLOOMING PRAIRIE, Minn. — "The Sandlot" had The Beast. Blooming Prairie has Jon Peterson and his father, Tom Peterson. In the 1993 film, balls hit into a yard next to the local baseball ...

AUGUSTA, N.J. — Authorities say an 11-month-old boy was hit in the face by a line drive foul ball while sitting in his stroller at a professional baseball game in New Jersey. State police spokesman Lt ...

MIDLAND, Mich. — A Michigan girl attending a minor league baseball game has been hospitalized after being hit in the head by a foul ball. WNEM-TV and MLive.com report that 7-year-old Lena Webber was ...

Rays pitcher carted off field and taken to hospital after foul ball into dugout hits him in face By: Zak Gilbert, The Associated Press Posted: 9:31 PM CDT Thursday, Jun. 19, 2025 Last Modified: 12 ...

Foul balls and their ever-increasing numbers. Throughout baseball history (at least since pitch-level data began to be recorded in 1988), balls hit in play outnumbered foul balls - until 2017.

The Toronto Blue Jays have offered tickets and a signed baseball to a fan who says she was struck in the face by a 110 m.p.h. (177 km/h) foul ball at Friday’s game. On Sunday, Liz McGuire posted ...

CHICAGO - An Illinois appellate court ruled Tuesday a woman struck by a foul ball at Wrigley Field can move ahead with a lawsuit she filed against Major League Baseball.

Liz McGuire, the Blue Jays fan who was struck in the face with a 110 m.p.h. foul ball last week, has been pictured on a custom baseball trading card applauding her fandom to the game.

Montreal Politics Foul ball? Youth baseball teams barred from West Island parks By René Bruemmer Updated May 8, 2025 10:34 AM ...

The balls, she said, cost about $10 apiece. "I know that on Saturday's game, when this all escalated, it was around eight to 10 (foul balls) that went into his yard," LaMotte said.