Snapchat Game Safety

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Introduction
Going to a baseball game can be fun for all ages. Being able to see your favorite team or your favorite player as a kid is very exciting. Going to your favorite team’s game is like an ice cream sundae with hot fudge and whip cream, being able to see your favorite team win that game is just the cherry on top.
Before the twenty-first century, many fans would purchase the official scorecard and keep score of the game recording the outcome of each at bat not missing a single pitch. Unfortunately now some fans attending games aren’t as focused in the game because of the advancement of cell phones. These fans that are not focused on the games are trying to get the right angle for their selfie or are trying to figure out which filter to use or to post a picture onto their Snapchat story. When going to a ball game, fans must be attentive because a baseball or a loose bat may be flying in their direction any moment. Major League Baseball and its teams have stated that fan safety is a priority and the league recommends that it’s thirty teams have protective …show more content…

“In the game between the Yankees and Minnesota Twins, players on the field were clearly upset, with some shedding tears, as medical personnel attended to the girl. Witnesses said the toddler was hit in the face by a ball off the bat of New York’s Todd Frazier, and she was taken to a hospital…” (Bieler). The protective netting isn’t just for the safety of the fans and spectators, but for the players too. Players don’t like to see fans become injured especially if it a small child like the one in New York. The girl didn’t even have a chance to move out of the way of the ball as it was hit at about 100 miles per hour off the bat. If there would of been the protective netting behind the dugouts at Yankee Stadium, that little girl would not have been hit with that foul

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