Engineering:Throat guard
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A throat guard is a piece of protective equipment worn in various sports, including baseball, ice hockey, and lacrosse. Throat guards can be made of metal, leather, and/or plastic, and may be built in to a mask or attached separately.
The guard was invented in 1976 by Los Angeles Dodgers trainer Bill Buhler after catcher Steve Yeager was impaled in the throat by pieces of a broken bat. It was designed to hang from the bottom of the catcher's mask and protect against foul balls.[1] This guard was compared to a goat's beard.[2]
The guard is now required in numerous youth and amateur baseball leagues, including Little League. The NCAA requires it for baseball and softball.[3] Numerous umpires across the world opt to use the guard as well.
References
- ↑ Bush, Frederick C.. "September 6, 1976: Dodgers' Steve Yeager suffers near-fatal on-field accident". https://sabr.org/gamesproj/game/september-6-1976-dodgers-steve-yeager-suffers-near-fatal-on-field-accident/.
- ↑ Dickson, Paul (13 June 2011). The Dickson Baseball Dictionary (Third ed.). W. W. Norton. ISBN 9780393073492. https://books.google.com/books?id=ceeU7xSLw5kC. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ↑ Anderson, Marcia; Barnum, Mary (17 May 2021). Foundations of Athletic Training: Prevention, Assessment, and Management. Wolters Kluwer Health. ISBN 9781975161392. https://books.google.com/books?id=CvwuEAAAQBAJ. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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