My cousin's son is 17, 6'1", 200 lbs, RHP. He is QB for his football team. He has an 85-87 FB and a knee buckling curve. Some guy convinced his mom and dad to let him play fall, showcase baseball. During his first outing a couple of weeks ago, he noticed a (in his own words) pulling sensation in his right elbow. He has visited an orthopedic doctor in his hometown. The doctor advised him to get a really good pitching coach, cause he knows my cousin's son throws across his body a little bit. An MRI came up negative. The doctor told him to continue throwing lightly, and that he could pitch on weekends if he wanted to.
This is really curious to me? He is throwing a football (75-100 times a day) using arm motion #1, then throwing a baseball using arm motion #2. He called me to ask my advice. I told him to shut it down for the fall, baseball pitching that is. I told his dad/mom to get a second opinion from another doctor.
How do you feel about my advice? Am I being to precautionary? How do you feel about QBs throwing baseballs on the weekend?
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