Radica USA Ltd. · Recalled
CPSC, Radica USA Ltd. Recall Baseball Video Games to Replace Bats
The bats can separate during a swing. Broken pieces can hit a bystander and cause injury.
- Units
- About 140,000
- Reports
- 7
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $50
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
Play TV Baseball is a video game that plugs directly into a television set, and simulates hitting a baseball. It contains an electronic home plate, ball and plastic bat. The user faces the television standing above the electronic home plate, which emits an infrared beam. When a simulated pitch is made on the television screen, the user swings the bat to hit the simulated ball. Electronics in the bat communicate the swing action to the home plate, and the results appear on the television screen. Writing on the home base of the game includes "RADICA:" and "PLAY TV Baseball." Writing on the black bat includes "RADICA:" and "MADE IN CHINA."
The file
- Sold at
- Major retail stores nationwide sold this video game, from June 2000 through January 2001, for about $50.
- Product type
- Games
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Radica USA Ltd., of Dallas, Texas
Incident log
Radica USA Ltd. has received seven reports of consumers, including children, being hit by pieces of the broken bat, resulting in a split lip, facial lacerations, a bump on the head and bruising.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Radica to arrange for the return of the Play TV Baseball to receive a replacement of Play TV Baseball III.
For additional information, contact Radica at 800-803-9611 between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST Monday through Friday, and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST Saturday.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated MAR 13 2001; last revised FEB 04 2026.