California Appellate Court Rejects ‘The Baseball Rule’ in Foul Ball Injury Case

By John E. Tyrrell and Matthew S. Cioeta, of Ricci Tyrrell Johnson & Grey In April of 2018, plaintiff/appellant Monica Mayes was attending her son’s collegiate baseball game between visiting Marymount University (for whom her son was pitching) and La Sierra University, when she was struck in the face by a foul ball. Mayes v. La Sierra University, No. E076374 (Cal.App.4th. Jan. 7, 2022). Mayes was sitting in a grassy area behind the third base dugout when she was hit. Id. at 2. The roof