Watch Extended Netting At White Sox Ballpark Save Fans In Wild Play

The new protective netting at Guaranteed Rate Field already is being put to good use less than two weeks after installation.

Eloy Jimenez kicked off the fifth inning of Thursday’s White Sox-Mets game in Chicago by launching one to deep right field, leading New York’s Jeff McNeil to give chase. But instead of falling on the fans in the stands, the right fielder bounced off the new protective netting back on to the field — all while making the catch.

Check it out:

That was cool. But let’s be honest, it could have been ugly.