On March 12, 2020, one day after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, Major League Baseball (MLB) canceled the remainder of its spring training games and postponed the start of its regular season. Two months later—at the time of this writing—MLB remains suspended
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Talking Baseball When There Is No Baseball: Reporters and Fans During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alexander L. Curry and Tiara Good
Unrealistic Expectations and Future Status Coercion in Minor League Baseball Players’ Future-Oriented Labor
Christopher M. McLeod, Nola Agha, N. David Pifer, and Tarlan Chahardovali
Minor league baseball is the athlete development system for Major League Baseball (MLB) teams, which operates in the United States and the Dominican Republic. Minor league baseball players enter the system hoping to reach MLB, but they must play in and generate revenues for minor league franchises
Dr. Richard C. Nelson: A Water Tower Remembrance
Robert Shapiro
I graduated Brooklyn College in January 1972 with a degree in health and physical education. I expected to teach physical education and coach baseball. Unfortunately, no teaching jobs in physical education were open in New York City in the spring 1972. Instead, I became the poster boy for teaching
Relationships Between Throwing Yips in Baseball, Experiential Avoidance, Cognitive Fusion, Values, and Social Factors
Kazuya Inoue, Tatsuto Yamada, and Tomu Ohtsuki
golf ( Smith et al., 2000 ), causing a jerky motion and derailing putts ( Smith et al., 2003 ). The yips have also been reported in baseball ( Papineau, 2015 ), tennis ( Mayer et al., 1999 ), shooting ( Sitburana & Ondo, 2008 ), table tennis ( Le Floch et al., 2010 ), and cricket ( Bawden & Maynard
“Make a Home Run for Suffrage”: Promoting Women’s Emancipation Through Baseball
Lindsay Parks Pieper
deficiencies ( “Suffragists Carry Ballot,” 1915 ). Like other suffrage speakers, she used prevailing beliefs about White, middle-class women’s innate morality to argue that, if given the chance, they would counteract corruption ( Enstam, 2002 , p. 820). The baseball fans responded positively, giving Foley a
Return to Play Following Nonoperative Treatment of Partial Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries in Professional Baseball Players: A Critically Appraised Topic
Nicole Cascia, Tim L. Uhl, and Carolyn M. Hettrich
Clinical Scenario Numerous studies have reported on postoperative return to play (RTP) rates, between 66% and 98%, in professional baseball players after ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction. 1 – 5 Currently, there is limited evidence following nonoperative management. There has been an
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
The Effects of Contralateral Trunk Tilt on Elbow Varus Torque in Baseball Pitchers: A Critically Appraised Topic
Sierra Hakanson, Samuel T. Johnson, Emily C. Norcross, and Cathleen N. Brown
measure, 5 , 6 trunk tilt presents an opportunity for an easily identifiable and modifiable factor to reduce UCL loading and possibly injury. The purpose of this critically appraised topic (CAT) was to examine contralateral trunk tilt in baseball pitchers at the point of maximum external rotation, and to
Transient Ischemic Attack in a 22-Year-Old NCAA Division I Baseball Athlete: A Case Study
Daisy Luera, Ronald L. Snarr, Sara Posson, Ioannis Liras, George Liras, and Erica M. Filep
the TIA incident. This case study highlights an unusual occurrence of TIA in an NCAA Division I baseball athlete that also demonstrates the need for athletic trainers and emergency action plans (EAPs). Case Presentation A 22-year-old male (74.4 kg, 172.72 cm) NCAA Division I baseball shortstop with no
Body Size and Its Impact on Selection for Advanced Level Baseball Teams
Michael Cathey
The presentation is focused on the role that body size plays in the selection of pitchers at advanced levels. Previous studies have shown that players who are more biologically mature are more likely to be selected for advanced training or competition, especially near puberty (French, Spurgeon, & Nevett, 2007). At young ages, the tallest players tend to be assigned to play shortstop, first base, and pitcher (French, et al 2007). Professional baseball players are taller than the normal population, pitchers and first basemen are the tallest players (French & Spurgeon, 2010).
