Rice University senior Senthil Natarajan blew out his arm when he was 14, dashing his hopes of pitching for his high school baseball team in New Orleans. Now he and fellow electrical engineering student Alex Dzeda are developing a high-tech sleeve that might save other young pitchers from the same fate. The sleeve, which is […]
In 2013 Yahoo Sports reported that about one-third of pitchers in the MLB had undergone Tommy John Surgery. Unfortunately the number has been on the rise as of late, and the crisis is only expected to worsen in the near future. General Managers enter into every contract negotiation with their fingers crossed with the understanding […]
We know that repeatedly throwing baseballs at a high velocity at any level of competition can take its toll on a pitcher’s throwing arm. Just ask Matt Harvey, Stephen Strasburg, Adam Wainwright, or any of the many pitchers who have recently been a part of the spike in Tommy John Surgeries in baseball. Due to more […]
Last Friday, one of Major League Baseball’s most talented and marketable young stars was lost for the season when the Marlins’ Jose Fernandez went under the knife to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL); aka Tommy John surgery. Fernandez just might be the best young pitcher in baseball (Clayton Kershaw fans would probably disagree) […]
It’s the start of baseball season and, therefore, a time for optimism, spring, and rebirth. But during this year’s spring training at least five pitchers expected to play major roles with their respective teams were diagnosed with a damaged part of the elbow known as the ulnar collateral ligament, or UCL, in their throwing arms. […]
