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Tommy John surgery can work once, twice — even 3 1/2 times — for major league pitchers
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 3 months agoShohei Ohtani, Jacob deGrom and Walker Buehler found out Tommy John surgery is no longer a rarity...
Velocity at what cost? MLB's hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 9 months agoThe road to a 100 mph fastball is littered with ruptured ulnar collateral ligaments. And it’s also a...
Mark Bennett: Movie crew, Tommy John in Terre Haute to film documentary on his life
The Tribune-Star, Terre Haute, Ind. via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 1—Tommy John's life already seems like a film script. A kid from Terre Haute, Indiana, grows up to be a star pitcher in the major leagues, suffers what had always been a career-ending arm ...
As MLB reduces one pitch clock time, Spencer Strider worries 'injury epidemic' will worsen
USA TODAY Sports via Yahoo Sports· 3 months agoNORTH PORT, Fla. – Spencer Strider, like any data-driven student of baseball, is not offering concrete explanations for the rash of Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgeries in the game. The ...
Tommy John surgeries on the rise in high school baseball as the need for speed grows
The Bergen Record via Yahoo Sports· 2 weeks agoLuke Dellentash remembers the moment it happened. He was pitching in a game with his club team in July 2022 when he felt a strange sensation in his right throwing arm after firing a routine ...
Bass: Why he would never tell Aaron Nola – or your kid – to chase velocity
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo Sports· 1 month agoA dad told me his 8-year-old can pitch upwards of 55-60 mph. Which is incredible. The dad worries...
Chris Sale happy to put injuries behind him and get back to normal routine
The Ledger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLAKELAND — Chris Sale has been a non-factor for the Red Sox pitching staff since he recorded the...
Bill Madden: Baseball’s obsession with velocity, not pitch clock, to blame for rash of injuries
NY Daily News via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoNEW YORK — “They’re droppin’ like flies.” It seems every week another top shelf major league...
Pitching legend Greg Maddux on solution to MLB’s Tommy John crisis not encouraging
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo Sports· 2 months agoThe next time you attend a Major League Baseball game and hear a sound that sounds like a clap, the...
Young baseball pitchers increasingly seeking elbow surgery once reserved for professionals
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo Sports· 1 year agoDr. James Andrews, other top surgeons say frequency of ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction...