Padded Hat for Pitchers

20140128-121233.jpgWould you put your young player in this hat? When it comes to the safety of Lefty, I would say yes.

Major League Baseball has approved a product designed to protect pitchers from potentially dangerous line drives hit at them.

After testing a number of prototypes from various companies, a padded cap manufactured by the 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox will be made available to pitchers at all levels when they report to Spring Training. Use of the equipment will be optional.

MLB, which will continue to work with other companies that are developing products to enhance safety, alerted all teams of the development Tuesday morning after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association.

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