Despite some improvements, we all know that professional ballparks—inside and out—are operating to this day without adequate netting that can stop a serious fan injury or even a death. That is no longer acceptable.

The healing project is designed to spark a constructive conversation in professional baseball as those who’ve lived and breathed it begin to address and heal the wounds of a century of inside knowledge about the fan injury crisis. 

Intimate insiders may wish to express sorrow and regret for being part of a community that left fans uninformed. Each of them knows that the fans are facing serious risks of injury or death from foul balls and bats entering the stands at high speeds and leaving the field altogether.

Players continue playing while people keep on getting sent off on stretchers for no good reason when netting can prevent these injuries. But they tell their loved ones to sit only in the safest places. Their families stand by and say nothing.

Going forward, this collection of stories will properly put into historical context what we’ve all known was happening, express regret, and convey what we wish for the present and future of the game we all love.