Wayward Bat Results in Lawsuit Against Yankees

A fan who was hit with a bat while watching a game at Yankee Stadium is now suing the New York Yankees for $10 million. Stephanie Duluc filed the lawsuit after she was struck in the head by a bat June 2. Duluc was…

Sandra Rhodes·Aug 7, 2026·2 min read

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A fan who was hit with a bat while watching a game at Yankee Stadium is now suing the New York Yankees for $10 million.

Stephanie Duluc filed the Lawsuit after she was struck in the head by a bat June 2.

Duluc was watching the Yankees play the Cleveland Guardians when a bat used by Guardians’ infielder Jose Ramirez struck her as she sat behind home plate.

The impact left her with a traumatic brain injury, per the Lawsuit.

According to the

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, Duluc was hit “with such force that it knocked her from her seat and violently threw her to the ground. This caused her to suffer severe and permanent injuries.

“Defendants did install netting in front of Plaintiff’s section. But that netting was materially lower than the netting protecting the adjacent sections behind home plate. The lower netting left an open gap above Plaintiff’s seats through which a foreseeably airborne bat could, and did, pass,” the Lawsuit read.

Duluc is seeking $10 million in compensation “for her past and future physical injuries, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life.”

The Lawsuit alleges Duluc “has been unable to return to her professional duties as Chief of Staff; and has sustained and will continue to sustain a loss of earnings and an impairment of her future earning capacity.”

Wayward Bat Results in Lawsuit Against Yankees — IJR