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Dodgers reviewing stadium safety after hunk of concrete reportedly falls on Yankees fan

Dodgers reviewing stadium safety after hunk of concrete reportedly falls on Yankees fan

Yankees supporters are accustomed to Dodger Stadium being hostile ground, but being hit by a chunk of concrete falling from the stadium ceiling is beyond what fans steel themselves to encounter.
That is indeed what one Yankees fan says happened to him at Friday's Dodgers-Yankees game.
Ricardo Aquino of Mexico City told the Athletic via a translator that a piece of the ceiling hit him in the back while he was seated in the top deck of the stadium during the third inning of the game. A photo showed the piece to be roughly the size of a baseball.
Aquino said he was in pain but applied an ice pack and soldiered on through the rest of the game, which the Dodgers ultimately won, 8-5, the news outlet reported.
A day later, a piece of concrete netting was installed in the area of the ceiling in the Section 10 reserve where the incident was reported, The Times confirmed.
'We had professionals and experts at Dodger Stadium this past weekend to examine the facility and ensure its safety,' Dodgers spokesperson Ally Salvage told The Times. 'We will also be undertaking a longer-term review.'
Dodger Stadium, which opened in 1962, is the oldest Major League Baseball stadium west of the Mississippi and the third oldest in the nation, after Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago — both of which have also experienced issues with aging concrete.
In July 2004, there were three reports of chunks of concrete tumbling from the upper deck at Wrigley Field, prompting the Chicago Cubs to install protective netting and review stadium infrastructure, according to the Associated Press.
A major $100-million renovation project was completed at Dodger Stadium before the 2020 season. It included a new center field plaza with food and entertainment areas, more elevators and new bridges allowing fans to walk the entire perimeter of the stadium from any level inside the venue.
More renovations were completed in advance of this year's season, this time focused on upgrading the clubhouse.

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