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Playing the game of baseball is thrilling and fun, but without the proper safety gears, its make no difference engaging in dangerous sports like boxing, skateboarding, or cycling. Seeing a ball pitch from a distance may not seem detrimental, but combining the weight and overwhelming speed of the ball will surely cause a fatal damage if the batter gets accidentally hit. If it wasn’t for Roger Bresnahan, who got struck on the head during the game, the batting helmet would not exist.

A batting helmet is similar to a headgear worn by skateboarders as a protective shell for the head, it covers the back, top and side which are called earflaps. It is meant to protect the batter’s ear from wayward pitches thrown by the pitcher. Helmets with left earflaps are meant for right handed batters while the ones with the right earflaps are for the left handed. Although, there are batting helmets that cover both ears and these are mandatory in amateur level baseball.

So, it is crucial to wear a batting helmet in baseball games or even in practice, because a batter who is “hit by pitch”, due to an unintentional wild pitch may end up fatally injured.

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