The epidemiology of single season musculoskeletal injuries in professional baseball by Xinning Li, Hanbing Zhou, Phillip Williams, John J. Steele, Joseph Nguyen, Marcus Jäger, Struan Coleman

“…The disabled/injury list of one single professional baseball organization (major and minor league players) was reviewed for all of the injuries and the number of total days missed secondary to each injury. …”
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Injury Prevalence among Young Elite Baseball Players by Daeho Ha, Satoshi Nagai, Byungjoo Noh, Naoki Mukai, Shumpei Miyakawa, Masahiro Takemura

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Early single sport specialization does not improve pitching velocity, motion, strength, or utilization in high school baseball pitchers by Christopher L. Camp, MD, Brandon J. Erickson, MD, Eric N. Bowman, MD, MPH, Michael T. Freehill, MD, Matthew V. Smith, MD, Dan Christoffer, ATC, Chris Clinker, BA, Hiroaki Ishikawa, PT, PhD, Logan Thomas, BA, Peter N. Chalmers, MD

“…Single- position specialization within baseball was uncommon as 90% of athletes played positions other than pitcher. …”
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You Can’t Think and Hit at the Same Time: Neural Correlates of Baseball Pitch Classification by Jason eSherwin, Jordan eMuraskin, Paul eSajda

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Mutually-antagonistic interactions in baseball networks by Saavedra, S, Powers, S, McCotter, T, Porter, M, Mucha, P

“…We consider both the full network and single-season networks, which exhibit structural changes over time. …”

Effect of Cupping Therapy on Muscle Tenderness in Collegiate Baseball Players Compared to Sham Treatment: A Randomized, Single-Blinded Trial by Andrew Cage, Laurel Trail, Robert Galbraith, Carson Cox, Brandon Warner

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Regioisomers of singly bridged calix[6]crown-6 and their heavy alkali metal complexes: a molecular baseball glove for caesium(I) by Seulgi Kim, Jong Hwa Jung, Shim Sung Lee, In-Hyeok Park

“…We report the formation of heavy alkali metal complexes of bicyclic host molecules including the caesium(I) complex that catches the central metal ion with the deep pocket of the host similar to a baseball glove. For this, three regioisomers of singly bridged calix[6]crown-6 [1,2-bridged (H4L1,2), 1,3-bridged (H4L1,3) and 1,4-bridged (H4L1,4)] have been synthesized by alkylation of calix[6]arene with pentaethylene glycol ditosylate in the presence of M2CO3 (M = Na, K, Rb and Cs). …”
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Persistent joint pain and arm function in former baseball players by Bullock, GS, Nicholson, KF, Waterman, BR, Niesen, E, Salamh, P, Thigpen, CA, Shanley, E, Devaney, LL, Tokish, JM, Collins, GS, Arden, NK, Filbay, SR

“…<strong>Background<br></strong> Baseball has specific sport and positional demands that may modify joint pain compared with other sports. …”

Persistent joint pain and arm function in former baseball players by Garrett S. Bullock, PT, DPT, DPhil, Kristen F. Nicholson, PhD, Brian R. Waterman, MD, Eric Niesen, BA, Paul Salamh, PT, DPT, PhD, Charles A. Thigpen, PT, PhD, Ellen Shanley, PT, PhD, OCS, Laurie L. Devaney, PT, ATC, OCS, FAAOMPT, PhD, John M. Tokish, MD, Gary S. Collins, Bsc (Hons), PhD, Nigel K. Arden, MD, FRCP, Stephanie R. Filbay, BPhty (Hons), PhD

“…Background: Baseball has specific sport and positional demands that may modify joint pain compared with other sports. …”
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Baseball flap closure for transmetatarsal amputation with complex soft tissue deficits by Troy J. Boffeli, DPM, FACFAS, Chloe F. Sakow, DPM, MPH

“…A LPAA flap was combined with split hallux dorsal and plantar digital fillet flaps to accomplish a single stage “baseball” flap TMA. The plantar hallux digital fillet flap was used to cover a large central plantar soft tissue deficit, which left a dorsal distal defect that was covered with the dorsal hallux flap. …”
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Estimating a Baseball Hitter’s Bat Speed Using One Camera by Greve, Peyton

“…The speed a hitter swings a baseball bat has become more and more popular among the baseball analytics community. …”
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Sensor Location Matters When Estimating Player Workload for Baseball Pitching by Cristine Agresta, Michael T. Freehill, Jessica Zendler, Georgia Giblin, Stephen Cain

“…Estimating external workload in baseball pitchers is important for training and rehabilitation. …”
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Identifying the underlying mechanisms responsible for glenohumeral internal rotation in professional baseball pitchers by Ryan W. Paul, BS, CSCS, Brandon J. Erickson, MD, Steven B. Cohen, MD, Michael G. Ciccotti, MD, Michael Hefta, MS, ATC, Paul Buchheit, MS, ATC, Joseph Rauch, DPT, ATC, Shawn Fcasni, MS, ATC, Alex Plum, DPT, Aaron Hoback, ATC, Stephen J. Thomas, PhD, ATC

“…Healthy professional pitchers from a single organization were recruited at the beginning of the 2021 Major League Baseball Spring Training. …”
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Logistic Regression Model for a Bivariate Binomial Distribution with Applications in Baseball Data Analysis by Yewon Han, Jaeho Kim, Hon Keung Tony Ng, Seong W. Kim

“…The conventional binomial model is focused only on a single parameter representing one probability of success. …”
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Characteristics of internal oblique muscle strain in professional baseball players: a case series by Shuro Komatsu, Hironori Kaneko, Masaki Nagashima

“…The purpose of the present study was to investigate the details of the injury and the post injury course of internal oblique muscle strain in professional baseball players. Methods The subjects were members of a single Japanese professional baseball team with a total of 188 players (81 fielders and 107 pitchers) who developed internal oblique muscle strains from January 2012 to December 2021. …”
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Analysis of the Injuries of Korean Professional Baseball Players during the Regular Season: A Pilot Study by Mun-Ku Song, Il-Woo Jeon, Hyun-Sik Kang

“…METHODS Exposure and injury data were collected from 49 professional baseball players in a single team who participated in official games during the 2021 KBO league season. …”
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Reliability of Zepp baseball on batting velocity / Raja Nurul Jannat Raja Hussain … [et al.] by Raja Hussain, Raja Nurul Jannat, Kee, Kang Mea, Mohd Razman, Rizal, Ismail, Shariman Ismadi, Shari, Maisarah, Mohd Idris, Norizzati, Abdul Razak, Rozella, Mohamed Kassim, Nur Atikah

“…In baseball and softball sports, one of the important characteristic of a successful hitter is having a fast bat swing velocity. …”
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Categorical Exploratory Data Analysis: From Multiclass Classification and Response Manifold Analytics Perspectives of Baseball Pitching Dynamics by Fushing Hsieh, Elizabeth P. Chou

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Influence of the “off the street, on the ball” midnight football program on physical fitness, self-esteem and quality of life in youth-at-risk / Lim Boon Hooi, Abdul Halim Mokhtar... by Lim, Boon Hooi, Mokhtar, Abdul Halim, Gill, Balbir Singh

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Most high school baseball pitchers are using weighted ball throwing programs to increase ball velocity: crosssectional analysis of US high school pitchers by Eric N. Bowman, MD, MPH, Christopher L. Camp, MD, Brandon J. Erickson, MD, Michael T. Freehill, MD, Matthew V. Smith, MD, Eric Madia, MS, CSCS, FRCms, Mike Matthews, DPT, Sam Simister, MBA, Cade Wheelwright, BA, Hiroaki Ishikawa, PT, PhD, Peter N. Chalmers, MD

“…Pitchers that utilized weighted ball programs were no more likely to be single-sport athletes (44%) than those who were multisport athletes (49%, P = .667). …”
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