Jury Sides With Red Sox in Foul Ball Case, Giving Weight to Plaintiff’s Awareness

On the surface, the decision by a jury at Suffolk Superior Court in Massachusetts favoring the Boston Red Sox in a case in which it was sued by a plaintiff who was struck in the face by a foul ball might have seen surprising.   After all, the team had just removed the glass in front of the luxury seats above and behind home plate at Fenway Park meant to protect fans. This created a direct path for a foul ball to come careening off the bat of Red Sox slugger David Ortiz and strike the plaint