YEah, his ball hit someone in the crowd.
One announcer mentioned that's the risk you take coming to the game. That idiot should be talking about safety nets instead.
It looked like the netting only extended as far as the end of the dugout at Minute Maid Park, I thought everyone had nets that extended further than that. They should probably all extend to as far as where the infield dirt meets the outfield.
But honestly, the number of people I've seen at high level baseball games (college-MLB) that have zero awareness of what's happening in the game is amazing to me. These guys are hitting balls that leave the bat at 115 mph yet people are texting on their phones during play, parents are letting their young children sit between them and home plate while ma and pa chit chat about whatever. I've seen it SO many times at games. That ball could kill someone... put your phone away. You can check instagram between innings, I promise it will still be there. Dad, if you have any brain cells in your head, you'll be sitting between your 3 year old and home plate and better yet... you go sit in the upper deck. 10 years from now, Junior isn't going to remember how awesome it was to sit in the 5th row halfway down the 3rd baseline with you. A young child has ZERO business sitting anywhere that close if the adult with them can't keep them from getting hit.
That's it for today's rant. Sounds like the kid is going to be okay, thank God.