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Auggie

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5. Consider this:
Tue Apr 9, 2024, 01:40 PM
Apr 2024

Arm/shoulder injuries have been building in frequency as the game, arm strength, pitching motion, and pitch selection has evolved. Perhaps not in clear linear way. Or with any defining speed. But they have been building.

It's like adding straw to the camel's back. Eventually a limit is reached. The pitch clock -- or lack of rest between pitches -- may be the straw that exacerbates injuries to a new level.

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