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Q. A member of the idol group "Ichillin" was taken to the hospital after being hit by a foul ball while watching a baseball game. He was taken to the hospital for a thorough examination. I wonder who is responsible if a visitor gets hit by a ball that flew in during a baseball game.

[Edaily Star reporter Lee Seok-moo] In conclusion, except in very exceptional cases, neither the club nor the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) is responsible for claiming medical expenses or compensation for damages for spectators hit by foul balls.

There are precedents related to this. A child, who visited Jamsil Baseball Stadium with his father in October 2000, was watching a Doosan vs. LG from a designated stand on the third base. However, a hit by an LG player crossed the net and came into the stands during the game.

A could not avoid the ball and suffered a broken tooth after being hit in the face. Since then, A has filed a lawsuit against KBO for damages, saying, "Pay 30 million won, including treatment costs and future treatment costs."

However, the court ruled against the plaintiff. "A safety net is installed in the baseball stadium to prevent balls hit by a player from flying into the stands," the court said. "The spectators can predict that the ball is coming over, and they should consider themselves to have taken that risk for the sake of watching."

"Viewers should be careful not to get hit by foul balls on their own, and in the case of children who lack attention, parents or guardians are responsible for protecting their children from injury," he said. "It is difficult to say that there is a legal safety obligation to take protective measures, such as not letting children enter the KBO at all or lending protective equipment, and it is difficult to say that they are obligated to supplement the net higher and safer to prevent baseball from crossing."

In 2006, a similar ruling was made in Daegu. In October 2004, Mr. B stood in the aisle of the spectator's seat on the third base of Daegu Citizens' Baseball Stadium and watched baseball, and suffered a skull collapse after being hit on the head by a foul ball that crossed over the net.

B filed a lawsuit against Samsung Lions and Daegu City, which hosted the game, saying, "We did not take safety measures, such as installing a net of the appropriate height to prevent visitors from getting hurt, but rather lowered the height of the net in 2003."

However, the Daegu District Court also did not favor the victim. "The club and the Daegu Metropolitan Government are not responsible for the fact that there were signs indicating the danger of foul balls throughout the stadium, warnings of foul balls were frequently posted on electronic boards, announcements were made, and safety guards blew whistles when foul balls were coming over," the court said.

Another important reason for the plaintiff's loss was that Mr. B had an accident while standing in the aisle and watching, not in the audience, and it is common for foul balls to come to the stands during baseball games, and the plaintiff was fully predicting this. 토토사이트

However, this does not mean that a club member "doesn't know" about an injury caused by a foul ball. Clubs are equipped with a system that allows emergency measures to be taken promptly in the event of such an incident. In addition, if a foul ball accident occurs, we also pay for medical treatment as part of fan service. In case of such an accident, insurance is provided in advance.

In the U.S. and Japan, the club is also not legally responsible for the foul ball accident, but it is taking treatment and follow-up measures on a moral level.

With the increasing popularity of professional baseball these days, there are so many people visiting the baseball stadium. It is good to cheer for them while enjoying chicken and beer, but you should not take your eyes off the ball all the time. Recently, clubs even rent safety helmets and gloves on the spot in case of a possible foul ball accident.

Above all, officials at the scene advised, "You should never try to catch a foul ball and avoid it." It is important to remember that an unexpected stone launch can happen at any time at the ballpark and be careful.