What can be done to slow down baseball’s arm injury rate?

AP file photo by Matt Slocum / Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider led Major League Baseball in 2023 with 20 wins and 281 strikeouts, but the 25-year-old right-hander made just two starts this season before needing elbow surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the year.
AP file photo by Matt Slocum / Atlanta Braves pitcher Spencer Strider led Major League Baseball in 2023 with 20 wins and 281 strikeouts, but the 25-year-old right-hander made just two starts this season before needing elbow surgery that will sideline him for the rest of the year.

While baseball players, medical professionals and conspiracy theorists try to assess blame concerning the current rash of pitching injuries at all levels of the game, the problem — if common sense is used — could be solved rather easily.

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