ESPN - The Rangers
will raise the height of the front row rails at Rangers Ballpark in
Arlington to 42 inches, an increase of as much as 12 inches in certain
areas of the park, as part of new safety initiatives at the facility
following the death of fan Shannon Stone.
Stone, a 39-year-old
firefighter from Brownwood, fell over the railing in left-center as he
attempted to catch a ball thrown by outfielder Josh Hamilton. The drop was about 20 feet and Stone died from injuries sustained in the fall.
The
rails located at the bottom of the aisles in much of the park are
already at 42 inches. But the rails in front of some seats in the park
drop to 34 or 30 inches so fans' views are not obstructed. Now, all of
those rails will go to 42 inches. The rail that Stone fell over was 34
inches.
Not much to say about this other than I figured the MLB would already have something in place that said railings had to be a certain height. Come on Bud.
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