Pitch Clock Increases Tolerated Workload Before Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Major League Baseball
The PC had no observed effect on overall UCL tear incidence but was associated with a higher preinjury workload. These findings challenge fatigue-related injury theories and suggest potential protective effects of the PC.
Authors
- J Schwartz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3682-5605)
- Eric G. Huish (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6025-7786)
- Alexander Baur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9820-6025)
- Eric L. Giang
- Michael B. Purnell
- Ryan K. Card (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6528-0379)
- Jonathan Pettegrew
- Brendan Liakos
Institutions
- Western Consortium for Public Health (US)
- Liberty University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671251366422
- Primary Topic
- Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00