Cub’s Bizarre Injury Adds to Scrutiny of Maple Ba

Maple bats have been a subject of study and controversy over the past few seasons because they are lighter and far more likely to shatter. On Sunday, a broken maple bat caused perhaps the strangest injury of the season.
The Cubs rookie Tyler Colvin remains in the hospital Sunday night after a shard of teammate Welington Castillo’s maple bat punctured his chest during Chicago’s game against the Marlins. Colvin was on third base when Castillo broke his bat on a double down the left-field line. A larger piece of Castillo’s bat hit Colvin in the chest, with a sharp edge piercing his chest wall.
Colvin is in stable condition at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. There was minimal bleeding,Red Bull Hats, but doctors were trying to prevent a collapsed lung,Red Bull Hats Sale, according to MLB.com. If Colvin had been hit or cut in the neck, his injury could have been much more severe.
Cubs Manager Mike Quade said he was amazed such incidents didn’t happen more often. But the frequency and potential dangers of flying broken bats, especially maple ones,Los Angeles Angels Hats, have been scrutinized for years. After the 2008 season,Cheap Red Bull Hats, 2,cheap St Louis Cardinals Hats,232 broken bats were studied,Kansas City Royals Hats, and Major League Baseball and the union accepted nine recommendations about how to make them safer. Last season the umpire Kerwin Danley sustained a concussion after he was hit in the head with a broken bat. Then earlier this year,Chicago Cubs Hats, maple bats were banned in the minor leagues.
“It’s just not worth it to me to use that kind of bat,” Cubs infielder Jeff Baker told reporters after the game. “I don’t want that on my conscience.”
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