Tag: pitcher injuries

  • The Pitch Clock, Injuries and Ohtani

    The Pitch Clock, Injuries and Ohtani

    We brought up the notion that perhaps the faster game would negatively affect major league pitchers in terms of their health in this prior post.  We will start by stating that we here at BP have no data currently either pro or con of how the pitch clock might have negatively affected MLB pitchers health…

  • Faster Game vs More Injuries

    Faster Game vs More Injuries

    There has been little discussion about what ramifications that a faster pace of games will have on pitchers after implementing the pitch clock, but there is a likelihood that this will increase the rate of injuries. An article below in 2016 notes just that fact.  In an interview of Michael Sonne, an ergonomics researcher who…