A man who was hit in the eye by a foul ball while at a Colorado Rockies baseball game is reportedly now suing the organization and, in part, blaming the team's poor performance for the injury.

According to the Denver Post, Timothy Roeckel filed the lawsuit in Denver District Court this week and claims he sustained "catastrophic and permanent injuries" from the incident, which occurred during the Rockies' July 16, 2023, game against the New York Yankees.

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Roeckel was reportedly seated in a luxury box at the time of the incident, and did not have to pay for the ticket because he was a guest of the box owner.

Under what is referred to as the "baseball rule" or "assumption of risk" doctrine, Colorado law

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