Ouch!
Maybe they should switch to aluminum bats. (For the children)
If MLB switched to aluminum bats, there would be a dead pitcher within a year. The ball rockets off an aluminum bat; combine that with the velocity of a big league pitcher and the bat speed generated by some of the hitters, and the guy on the mound can’t react fast enough when batter sends a screamer back up the middle.
Prayers for the woman hit by the bat at Fenway last night, but if you’re sitting in the box seats, especially along the baselines, you’ve got to watch for the ball (and anything else that may fly into the stands).