MiLB Clubs are required to extend netting between poles by ’25
All minor league baseball teams will be required to install protective netting along the baseline by 2025, according to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and the MLB.
The requirements for all 120 PDL ballparks include the following:
- PDL Clubs are required to install netting from foul pole to foul pole unless the configuration of the ballpark makes such coverage unnecessary.
- The height requirement for the netting from behind the home plate to the end of each dugout will be standardized across the PDL system.
- PDL Clubs are to work with their respective facilities to complete installation as soon as practicable but in no event later than 2025 Opening Day.
- Teams will be subject to discipline for non-compliance, including significant fines.
MLB Teams Currently Using Ultra Cross Baseball Netting:
Colorado Rockies, New York Yankees, Cleveland Guardians, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland A’s, Toronto Blue Jays, Detroit Tigers, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Tampa Bay Rays, Boston Red Sox’s, Baltimore Orioles, Washington Nationals, LA Angels, Seattle Mariners, St Louis Cardinals, Miami Marlins, Philadelphia Phillies, Cincinnati Reds, & Washington Nationals