Musculoskeletal Findings of the Major League Baseball Combine: A Description of the “Normal” Prospective Professional Baseball Player
Most baseball players who participated in the 2023 MLB Combine had MRI evidence of rotator cuff abnormalities, and many showed evidence of an olecranon osteophyte. Eighteen percent of pitchers had a previous history of elbow surgery. The majority of pitchers had some abnormality within their UCL and evidence of a SLAP tear on MRI scans.
Authors
- Derek F. Papp
- Luc J. Hébert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8903-5258)
- John D’Angelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8006-9643)
- Brandon J. Erickson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3238-7839)
- Christopher L. Camp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3058-7327)
- Peter N. Chalmers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1275-0285)
- Hollis G. Potter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9111-6388)
- Kevin Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9144-0981)
- Helen Casey
- Pamela Lund
Institutions
- Hospital for Special Surgery (US)
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- University of Utah (US)
- Major League Baseball (US)
- Baptist Health South Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/03635465251339773
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01