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October’s chill is fast approaching, and it seems like every Major League Baseball season ends with multiple injuries. And we’re not just talking about the players. We see spectators carried out of stadiums all the time.

1,750 baseball spectators got hurt last year which is 2 per every 3 MLB games. The average baseball batter’s swing has an impact of 4,145 pounds of force on the ball. With peak force it reaches all the way up to 8,300 pounds. This can result in a ball leaving the bat at 100 miles an hour. In a MLB game, 35 out of 40 balls end up flying into the stands.

The need for extended netting has been a key debate for years now in the league as the injuries from wayward balls and flying shrapnel from broken bats continues to take a toll on spectators. Baseball, and more specifically Major League Baseball as well as other leagues, have always had a safety challenge.

In an attempt to accommodate the fans, and to ensure their safety during the game, Major League Baseball has announced that it is going to install protective netting or backstop nets in all 30 ballparks. According to the new policy, all MLB teams are going to extend the safety netting behind the home plate, which is 70 feet or so, down the foul lines, to the ends of both dugouts, as in, the dugout that’s the closest to the home plate.