On Saturday, May 10th, there will be a one-hour special on the MLB Network, titled MLB Network Roundtable: The Pitching Dilemma, airing at 4 p.m. EST and featuring a conversation between Bob Costas, Jim Kaat, John Smoltz, Tom Verducci, Dr. David Altcheck, pitching expert Tom House and Dr. James Andrews.
“The basic thing that parents out there and coaches and players alike need to know is if you throw with fatigue at a young age, you have a 36-to-1 chance of injuring your shoulder or elbow,” Dr. Andrews says during the special.
“What we really found out is that [high school patients] only had one week off each year from competitive baseball and that one week was – you could guess what – between Christmas and New Year’s. So they’re playing year-round baseball – that’s the number one risk factor in youth baseball.”
