Unless things have changed recently, I believe their is a waiver on the back of event tickets clearing anyone of fault. Spectators could also get hit in the head by a foul ball. and I wonder if that happened to anyone who sued the batter for not being better?

When I was a child I remember being at Shea Stadium (1964-2008)and a better hit a foul ball into the stands and knocked a guy’s hat off who was sitting a couple rows behind me. He simply picked up his hat and placed it back on his head. I wonder if he thought of suing? Probably not.

At the 1982 Indy 500a car broke a partand a wheelflew intothe standsstriking a man on the head and killing him. Did his family have a c
ase? In the 1996 Daytona 500 the hood of a car flew into the stands and broke the arm of an unexpected spectator. Did he have a case as well?

All these people enter at their own risk but you make an extremely valid point that anyone can sue for anything and it’s up to the legal system to determine its validity.

I think the real question is if a spectator got struck by flying debris from a broken bat would the team offer any financial resolution to make things better? Probably.

Many thanks Stephanie for your blog. I love it!