When pitcher Brandon McCarthy suffered life-threatening brain injuries after he was struck in the head by a line drive last September, MLB said it accelerated efforts to come up with acceptable protective headgear for pitchers.
But with the season just four days away, MLB senior VP Dan Halem acknowledged to "Outside the Lines" on Wednesday that no safety device will be approved in time for Opening Day.
"If I had a product that passed [high-speed impact] tests, it'd be out there tomorrow," Halem said.
Via ESPN.com