One 2013 study that reviewed 216 U.S. cases of commotio cordis found that, of the 115 incidents related to competitive sports, 37 percent occurred while the victim wore a chest protector.

In 2010, Thomas Adams, a 16-year-old boy from New Jersey, died on the baseball field. A catcher on an all-star traveling team, he was warming up a pitcher and got hit in the chest with a ball. He ...

Fortunately, preventative help is on the way.On Jan. 1, 2022, a chest protector that will prevent commotio cordis will become mandatory. Goalies are already required to wear the approved gear, ...

Long Island has not been immune to youth sports tragedy. A 14-year-old lacrosse player from Northport High School took a lacrosse ball to the chest, collapsed, and died in March 2000.

Well, here's something you don't see every day -- or ever, for that matter. In the seventh inning of the St. Louis Cardinals' game against the visiting Chicago Cubs on Thursday, a pitched ball ...

Logan O'Hoppe — Los Angeles Angels catcher — wore a chest protector featuring signatures and drawings from patients going through cancer treatments at the Miller's Children's Hospital.