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Predraft elbow magnetic resonance imaging in major league baseball pitchers
Prior to the Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, some pitchers undergo predraft magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This study aimed to evaluate pre-draft elbow MRI on baseball pitchers who were entering the MLB draft to determine the presence or absence of pathology, the associations between these pathologies and ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) tears...
If Mets' Pete Alonso struggles, don’t blame Home Run Derby - New York Daily News
Dr. Brandon Erickson, an orthopaedic sports medicine surgeon at Rothman Orthopaedics who worked with the Mets from 2017-2018 before taking on his current role as an assistant team physician for the Phillies, says that he’s read the studies and combed the data as well. While there is probably nothing to worry about, Erickson said the Mets would still be wise to play it safe.
