Exercises For Baseball Players Installment 1: Knee-to-Knee Rotational Med Ball Shotput

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Throwing and hitting can take a toll on the body.

Here is an exercise that baseball players can use to not only groove appropriate hip loading but also teaches power with the movement, without actually throwing or swinging a bat. … Read more >

Humeral Retroversion Occurs in Youth Baseball Players as Young as Fourth Grade

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A recent research report out of Japan continues to add to the body of evidence regarding humeral retroversion in the dominant shoulder in baseball players.  Essentially, the upper arm in baseball players has boney adaptations that occur while throwing as … Read more >

How to Throw to Prepare the Arm for the Season

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One of the most important concepts when trying to prepare the arm for the baseball season is developing an appropriate offseason throwing program.  It is important that any throwing program consists of a rest period after a long summer, followed … Read more >

5 Drills to Stay Healthy During Baseball Season

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The start of baseball is almost upon us, so this seems like an appropriate time to talk about a few common problems that baseball and softball players can run into during the season. These are all fixable problems, but if … Read more >

Heavy Workload May be a Risk Factor for Revision Tommy John Procedure

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A report from the Kerlan-Jobe clinic, published in the Journal of Shoulder and Elbow surgery, has found that pitchers with a large increase in innings pitched follow Tommy John surgery are most at risk to have another injury that may … Read more >

Should you swing at the first pitch?

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Should you swing at the first pitch? Is being “ready to pounce” on the first pitch a quality hitting approach? Let’s talk about it. 

Swinging at the first pitch, affectionately known within baseball as “ambushing,” is controversial. Some coaches will … Read more >

3 Professional Baseball Players Experiences with Tommy John Surgery

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The incidence of Tommy John surgery in baseball players continues to be on the rise throughout amateur and professional baseball.  At this point it’s unfortunate that many feel it is just “part of the game.”

There are many myths about … Read more >

Why Building Muscle Mass Will Improve Your Pitching Velocity

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Gaining pitching velocity is hard. I get it. It’s not easy, and it can feel overwhelming not knowing why you haven’t been making progress.  Here’s the thing: most high school and college pitchers don’t have the frame – and in … Read more >

Old Habits In Baseball That We Need to Revisit: Preparation for Practice and Competition

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Strength training and physical preparation off of the baseball field are getting better on a daily basis. However, once baseball players step in between the lines, the old habits of warming-up still exist.

Warm-ups have evolved into a lazy, overlooked, … Read more >