elucidate this essence, the purpose of the present study was to identify, examine, and crystallize data on a single case of informal athlete leadership in Minor League Baseball (MiLB). Method Research Approach To provide a contextually relevant and comprehensive investigation of one athlete’s emergence as
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Fun, Failure, and Fulfillment: A Case-Study Approach to Informal Athlete Leadership in Minor League Baseball
Philip D. Imholte, Jedediah E. Blanton, and Michelle M. McAlarnen
Differences Among Overhand, 3-Quarter, and Sidearm Pitching Biomechanics in Professional Baseball Players
Rafael F. Escamilla, Jonathan S. Slowik, Alek Z. Diffendaffer, and Glenn S. Fleisig
Shoulder injuries 1 – 5 and elbow injuries 4 , 6 – 10 in professional baseball are increasing at an alarming rate. For example, the prevalence of ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions has been reported to be 25% among major league pitchers and 15% among minor league pitchers, 6 and has
Reliability and Validity of Kinetic and Kinematic Parameters Determined With Force Plates Embedded Under a Soil-Filled Baseball Mound
Toshimasa Yanai, Akifumi Matsuo, Akira Maeda, Hiroki Nakamoto, Mirai Mizutani, Hiroaki Kanehisa, and Tetsuo Fukunaga
In baseball games, the pitcher delivers the ball to the batter from the pitcher’s plate, which is fixed on an elevated section of the field called the pitcher’s mound. The pitcher’s mound is made of sand and clay, and has a height of 0.254 m and a slope of 0.1 m drop for every 1.2 m toward the
Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers
Emalee Nelson
By Debra A. Shattuck. Published in 2017 by University of Illinois Press (328 pp., $95 USD , hardback) With Bloomer Girls: Women Baseball Pioneers , Debra Shattuck conquers two important tasks: telling the story of women in baseball’s earliest roots and identifying important trends and unspoken
Increasing Baseball Revenue from the Female Market
Mark Dodds, Larry DeGaris, Alan L. Morse, Luisa Velez-Colon, and David Perricone
Claire Monroe was challenged to increase a minor league baseball team’s revenue and was in charge of developing a marketing plan to target female baseball fans. This would be a new target market for the team. The increasing female fan base can create revenue for baseball franchises through ticket, merchandise, and concession sales, as well as connecting with sponsors who specifically target female customers. Although there are many gender similarities in regards to fan avidity, there are important differences between the sexes in terms of motivation, media, and merchandise needs. Claire must research the target audience, analyze marketing research data, and make recommendations to increase female attendance to have those women spend more money on baseball-related items.
Should Players Trust Their Agents? Portfolio Size and Agency Behavior in Major League Baseball
Anthony Krautmann, Peter von Allmen, and Stephen J.K. Walters
agent incentives are appropriately aligned. We do so by constructing an empirical model of the influence of the size of an agent’s client portfolio on the likelihood of signing CEs in Major League Baseball (MLB). Players (principals) hire agents because, as Mason and Slack ( 2003 , 2005 ) noted, they
Broadcaster Choice and Audience Demand for Live Sport Games: Panel Analyses of the Korea Baseball Organization
Kihan Kim, Hojun Sung, Yeayoung Noh, and Kimoon Lee
the “broadcaster choice model.” This study is conducted in the context of the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), the highest-level professional baseball league, serving in Korea since 1982. The KBO provides a unique research setting not available in other professional leagues in that, with only a few
Are “Tech-Savvy” Owners Better for Business? Evidence From Major League Baseball
Ted Hayduk III
isolating the contribution of owners’ core competencies from their organization’s financial performance. To that end, the present paper investigates this research question using a panel of N = 420 observations tied to 30 Major League Baseball (MLB) teams and 45 majority owners. Relevant Literature Top
Differences in Rotational Kinetics and Kinematics for Professional Baseball Pitchers With Higher Versus Lower Pitch Velocities
Micheal J. Luera, Brittany Dowling, Tyler W.D. Muddle, and Nathaniel D.M. Jenkins
In baseball, pitch velocity (PV) is considered one of the most important components to a pitcher’s success. Consequently, the ability to pitch with high velocities is a trait heavily sought after by scouts and coaches at all levels of the sport. Alongside pitch command, or the ability to throw a
It’s a Party in the MLB: An Analysis of Shirking Between Games in Major League Baseball
Richard J. Paulsen
principal). In this setting, moral hazard may arise if the employee exerts diminished effort and performs at a low level due to this job security, which is referred to as shirking. Professional sports in the United States, and notably Major League Baseball (MLB), present an ideal environment to study this
