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Review of Case Materials
Reviews records, documents, testimony, data, and other relevant materials and consults with counsel regarding technical issues related to the matter.
Provide Expert Analysis
Applies specialized knowledge and experience to evaluate the technical or professional issues involved.
Form Expert Opinions
Develops independent, supportable opinions based on the available evidence and relevant standards.
Prepare Expert Reports
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A suitably qualified baseball expert can examine field measurements, base locations, the pitching mound or pitching area, infield and outfield surfaces, transitions between dirt and turf, fencing, backstops, dugouts, foul territory, protective netting, drainage, lighting information, photographs, and maintenance records. The applicable field specifications depend on the level and organization involved. Major League Baseball, for example, uses a 90-foot square infield and a pitching distance of 60 feet 6 inches, while Little League divisions can use substantially shorter base paths and pitching distances. The governing rules for the particular league, age division, facility, and date should therefore be identified before evaluating field configuration.
Maintenance records can help document the condition of the infield, mound, batter's areas, turf, drainage, transition edges, and other playing surfaces before an incident. Relevant evidence may include grading, dragging, mowing, irrigation, repairs, rainfall response, field closures, and inspection records. Penn State Extension specifically notes that maintaining proper infield grade, repairing low spots, controlling material buildup along turf transitions, and avoiding play on excessively wet fields can affect baseball-field playability and condition.
Depending on the venue, a suitably qualified baseball expert may review the location and extent of netting, backstops and barriers, seating relative to the playing field, dugouts, foul territory, warnings, photographs, video, and the circumstances under which a ball, bat, or other object entered a spectator area. Major League Baseball has issued protective-netting recommendations for Major League ballparks, but those recommendations should not automatically be treated as controlling requirements for college, high-school, youth, or recreational facilities. The applicable rules, facility design, organizational guidance, and jurisdiction must be evaluated for the specific case.
Prepares clear, well-supported expert reports outlining methodology, analysis, findings, and opinions.
Provide Deposition Testimony
Explains findings and opinions under oath and responds to questioning during deposition testimony.
Testify in Court
Presents specialized findings and opinions clearly to judges, juries, arbitrators, or other decision-makers.
Useful materials may include photographs and video of the field before and after the incident, field diagrams and measurements, league or tournament rules, maintenance and inspection logs, weather and rainfall information, game schedules, field-closure records, equipment information, protective-netting plans, facility photographs, incident reports, witness statements, and communications concerning known field conditions. When surface condition is disputed, documenting the field before dragging, grading, filling, replacing bases, repairing seams, or otherwise altering it can be particularly important.
