ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- Baseball wants to prevent another tragic accident like the one that killed Mike Coolbaugh.
General managers decided Thursday that base coaches will wear some sort of head protection next season, a move that came four months after Coolbaugh was struck in the neck by a line drive during a minor league game.
Coolbaugh, a former major league player, was a coach for the Colorado Rockies' Double-A team in Tulsa when he died July 22. He had been hit by a liner as he stood in the first-base coach's box during a Texas League game at Arkansas.
Some major league coaches responded by wearing helmets the rest of the season.
I think this is a good idea becuase safety is the number one concern. But it will take some getting used to the weird new look probably.
