Fan Files Suit Over 2016 Baseball Bat Injury

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An Indiana man filed suit against Major League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday, claiming he had suffered a severe injury after being struck with a flying bat at a 2016 game hosted by the Chicago White Sox.

According to the Chicago Sun-Times the fan, John Flaherty, was invited to attend the June 2016 game at what was then called U.S. Cellular Field. In the eighth inning of that game, Toronto Blue Jays player Kevin Pillar accidentally flung his bat into the stands, causing Flaherty to sustain a “skull laceration” and “ongoing head trauma,” according to the lawsuit.  

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