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. 2020 May 5:22:213-219.
doi: 10.1016/j.jor.2020.04.020. eCollection 2020 Nov-Dec.

No change in performance metrics in major league baseball players sustaining wrist fractures after being struck by an errant pitch

Pradip Ramamurti  1 , Seth Stake  2 , Safa C Fassihi  2 , Rajeev Pandarinath  2 , Teresa Doerre  2
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No change in performance metrics in major league baseball players sustaining wrist fractures after being struck by an errant pitch

Pradip Ramamurti et al. J Orthop. .

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Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of wrist fractures on performance metrics in Major League Baseball Players after they were hit by an errant pitch.

Methods: Players who sustained wrist fractures after being struck by a pitch were identified and changes in performance metrics were calculated.

Results: In both the short- and medium-term analysis, there were no significant differences in all pre- and post-injury offensive statistics following return to play.

Conclusion: Wrist fractures sustained after being struck by an errant pitch do not significantly impact professional baseball player performance if the player is able to return to sport.

Keywords: Mechanism of injury; Performance outcomes; Return to play; Wrist fracture.

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Flowchart depicting inclusion and exclusion criteria for the two cohorts analyzed.
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Distribution of normalized differences in (a) batting average, (b) hits, (c) home runs, (d) RBIs for all players within the 1-Season Post-Injury Cohort; (e) slugging percentage, (f) WAR for all players within the 1-Season Post-Injury Cohort.
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