Effect of Ulnar Collateral Ligament Reconstruction on Performance in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A 2-Year Analysis of Advanced Pitching Statistics, Velocity, and Spin Rate
The current study demonstrated that while pitchers experienced a significant decline in performance during the first season after UCLR, most of those who returned for a second season returned to their baseline preinjury performance. Additionally, increased velocity and spin rate were associated with improved performance in both injured and healthy pitchers, highlighting the value of these metrics in evaluating overall pitching performance.
Authors
- Albert W. Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-7120)
- Brett D. Owens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9972-0096)
- Benjamin Ahn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5185-1096)
- John Milner
- Matthew Quinn
- Jonathan Ge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6711-3585)
- Nikhil N. Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9875-2769)
- Jay M. Ham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8267-4193)
- Nicholas J. Lemme (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3136-7177)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- Brown University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251326907
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01