Yankees supporters are used to Dodger Stadium being hostile ground, but are hit by a large piece of concrete falling from the stadium ceiling, beyond the competition from the fans themselves.
That's really what Yankees fans said in Friday's Dodge Mountain game.
Mexico City's Ricardo Aquino told track and field through an interpreter that a ceiling hit him in the back while he sat on the top deck of the stadium in the third inning of the game. One photo shows that the piece is about the size of a baseball.
News media reported that Aquino said he was in pain but applied ice packs for the rest of the game and was knocked out by soldiers for the rest of the game, with the Dodgers winning 8-5.
A day later, The New York Times confirmed that during the day, a concrete net was installed in the Section 10 reserve area of ​​the incident report.
“We had professionals and experts at Dodger Stadium last weekend to ensure it's safe,” Dodgers spokesman Ally Salvage told the Times. “We will also have a long-term review.”
Opened in 1962, Dodger Stadium is the oldest Major League Baseball Stadium west of Mississippi and the third oldest baseball field in the United States, behind only Fenway Park in Boston and Fenway Park in Chicago, both of which have experienced problems with aging concrete.
In July 2004, three reports said that large concrete chunks of collapsed on the deck of Wrigley Field prompted the Chicago Cubs to install protective nets and review stadium infrastructure.
A major $100 million renovation project was completed at Dodger Stadium ahead of the 2020 season. It includes a new central square with food and entertainment areas, more elevators and new bridges, allowing fans to walk along the entire perimeter of the stadium from any level within the venue.
Before this year's season, more renovations were underway, with the focus this time on upgrading the club.
