Saturday 27 October 2012

MLB looks to protect pitchers from line drives (Yahoo! Sports)

A trainer looks at Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Doug Fister after getting hit by a ball off the bat of San Francisco Giants' Gregor Blanco during the second inning of Game 2 of baseball's World Series Thursday, Oct. 25, 2012, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

DETROIT (AP) -- Major League Baseball is looking at ways to protect pitchers from being injured by batted balls such as the one that struck Doug Fister in the head, and says hat liners are a possibility in the minors next year.




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