Baseball pitchers are 36 times more likely to develop a shoulder or elbow injury if they throw while their arms or bodies are tired and fatigued (Am Sports Medicine Institute). We can limit fatigue by ...

In baseball, it is often said that the pitcher has a strong arm. However, this phrase is a misnomer. Research clearly shows that the arm musculature (hand, forearm, and arm) contributes only about ...

Baseball pitching is an intricate interplay of kinematics and kinetics, where the coordination of multiple body segments is critical to generating high ball velocities while minimising injury risk.

For years, this kind of folk wisdom passed as sage pitching advice because … well, because pitching had always been done this way. To throw hard and to throw well, pitchers were taught to throw from ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The Wake Forest Pitching Lab, a collaboration between Wake ...

The Texas Rangers‘ Jacob deGrom‘s greatness has never been a mystery. It’s precision. It’s muscle memory. Every pitch looks like the one before, except for the nastier one. When he’s right, deGrom is ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Wayne G. McDonnell, Jr., MBA is a contributor who covers baseball. Feb 03, 2025, 08:00am EST LA QUINTA, CA - APRIL 28: Tommy John, ...

GLENDALE, Ariz. — Something will look different about Shohei Ohtani when he goes back to pitching in games and it won’t just be the Dodgers uniform. During his first two bullpen sessions this spring, ...

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins introduced right-hander Kenta Maeda, now a starting pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, before Friday's series opener at Target Field. A photo collage appeared on the ...

Former No. 2 overall pick Jack Leiter had one of the best games of his young career in his outing on Sunday against the Houston Astros, taking a no-hitter into the seventh inning. During an appearance ...