Minor League Baseball announced yesterday that it will be requiring a harder helmet to be worn in the batter’s box for next year. Rawlings has also sent a few prototypes to each team to try for the remainder of this year.
The change comes after David Wright of the New York Mets was hit by a 94 M.P.H fastball last month, landing him in the hospital with a severe concussion and placing the slugger on the DL for almost 30 days.
The Rawlings S100 helmet has been said to be “very bulky” and much heavier, something most MLB players may not prefer.
David Wright returns to the Mets lineup tonight and is expected to wear a Rawlings S100 helmet.
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