Protective netting saves fans from a flying broken bat

By Nick Schwartz, Nick Schwartz

Published April 28, 2016

The Washington Nationals extended the protective netting behind home plate to provide even more protection to fans, and on Wednesday night the net kept a splintered bat from soaring into the stands in the seventh inning. Philadelphia's Cesar Hernandez broke his bat at the handle while fouling off a Gio Gonzalez pitch, and the barrel got stuck high in the netting.

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