Major League Baseball has approved a padded cap designed to protect pitchers from potentially dangerous line drives.
After testing a number of prototypes from various companies, a cap manufactured by the 4Licensing Corporation subsidiary isoBlox will be made available to pitchers at all levels when they report to spring training. Use of the equipment will be optional. Since the caps need to be fitted, players who are interested will be provided with contact information for the company.
There are no plans to require Minor League players to wear the product.
MLB, which will continue to work with other companies that are developing products to enhance safety, alerted all teams of the development Tuesday morning after consultation with the Major League Baseball Players Association.
