Then & Now

FACT: On July 22, 2007, a first base coach within the Colorado Rockies' minor league system, died after being hit by a line drive baseball. As a result, batting helmets have now been mandated for all major and minor league baseball coaches. Almost daily, baseball players and fans alike are physically threatened by hard driven balls or pieces of broken bats. But what measures have been taken to protect them, whether on the field, in the dugout or sitting in the stands? This is the same quest...