RESEARCH: Do Stolen base attempts lead to injuries?
Jan 8 2018
At First Pitch Arizona this past November, during the “Would You Rather” edition, the topic was raised to whether stolen bases led to injuries. In my notes, I wrote “Are SB injury risks? Article? ***”. With so much information being presented over those three days, I don’t remember the exact details, but with three stars next to it, it must have been important. I asked the panel members if they remembered any details, but none did. So, with a vague start, it’s time to take a deeper look.
The general concept makes sense: As a player attempts more steals, he may more likely be injured in the sliding process. The hard rubber bases have jammed many a thumb over the years. With my injury database, I investigated to see if high stolen base...
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