Tuesday, January 28, 2014, 1:25 PM. (AP) â Big league pitchers might feel safer on the mound this season. Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers, hoping to reduce the effects of being hit in the head by line drives. The new hat was introduced Tuesday will be available for testing during spring training on a voluntary basis. Major leaguers and minor leaguers wonât be required to wear it.
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Portage Lake is in western Manistee County, in the northwestern Lower Peninsula of Michigan. The Village of Onekama is on the northeast shore of Portage Lake. Portage Lake is a natural lake, having been formed during the Wisconsinan glacial stage (10,000 to 75,000 years ago).he water was colorless and moderately clear, with a Secchi disk visible to a depth of 12 feet. Within the water column, alkalinity was from 132 to 135, and pH ranged from 8.9 at the surface, to 8.5 at 25 feet, to 7.7 at the bottom in 50 feet of water.