Leading Off: Splintered Bats and the Risk They Pose to Fans

By Jordan Kobritz   When the lead news story includes a photo of one of your female fans bleeding profusely from a gash on her head, it’s never good for business. So in an effort to counter that negative publicity, Major League Baseball (MLB) issued a statement which said “Fan safety is our foremost goal.” But is it?   Immediately after a fan was struck by a shard from a broken bat during a game at Fenway Park on June 5, they issued a statement, which said, “Fan safety is our f