USA Today Sports -Velocity at what cost? MLB's hardest throwers keep succumbing to Tommy John surgery

Orthopedist Jeffrey Dugas, one of Fleisig’s co-authors on elbow torque research, pioneered the internal brace procedure that has become increasingly popular for two-time Tommy John patients, in part because it offers a potentially shorter recovery time than the standard 18 months for a starting pitcher.

The second is prevention. The biomechanics space is growing more crowded and in an effort to share information and unify best practices, the American Baseball Biomechanics Society was born in 2020. While proprietary information remains the artillery of modern warfare in baseball – and injury prevention is no different – Fleisig says the group aims to leverage technology and information for the greater good of the industry...

Picture Credits: Angels star Shohei Ohtani may need a second Tommy John surgery since coming to the U.S. by Jayne Kamin-Oncea, USA TODAY Sports

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