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JJohnston015 t1_ishrm21 wrote

TIL that Yeager wasn't catching at the time of the mishap, he was on deck! I was in 5th grade when this happened, and it was the talk of the schoolyard, but I didn't see it.

So my question is this: how would a throat guard on a catcher's mask have protected him if he was on deck?

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jjrrad t1_ishsow9 wrote

To protect him in the future from errant foul balls while he’s catching.

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JJohnston015 t1_ishyxzm wrote

So, it wouldn't.

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darth_molasses t1_isi3oq9 wrote

If it could happen to you on deck, it could definitely happen to the two people right behind you when you’re batting. But I agree, the implementation of this rule has some holes in it.

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