Stadium Security Evolution - Systems Protecting Spectator Safety
Traces the evolution of NPB stadium security, covering foul ball accident prevention, bag checks, facial recognition trials, and spectator incident response.
Articles tagged with safety
Hit-by-Pitch and Concussions - The Head Injury Risk NPB Has Downplayed
Concussion risks in baseball from hit-by-pitches, collisions, and fence impacts, and NPB's evolving concussion protocols to protect player safety.
Concussion Protocol Introduction - System Reform to Protect Player Safety
Examining the introduction and implementation of concussion protocols in NPB from the 2017 special measures to the present, analyzing the significance and challenges of system reforms with specific cases and international comparisons.
The History of NPB's Helmet Mandate - 40 Years of Batter Protection Shaped by Beanballs
NPB now mandates double-eared batting helmets, but reaching this standard required tragic beanball incidents and years of debate. From the helmet-less founding era of 1937, through optional helmet use postwar, single-eared helmet adoption, and finally double-eared helmet mandates, batter protection evolved in stages. We trace 40 years of NPB helmet history through the lens of accidents and rule changes.