根據Stats Inc,過去三年投手列入傷兵名單801人次,其中258人次,約32%是因為肩膀受傷,比起其他傷勢都還來得多。
The problem stems from two factors: the complexity of the shoulder joint
and the stress put on it by pitchers. During a pitch, the shoulder
turns 7,000 degrees per second. There are 22 muscles that surround the
joint, Kremchek said, and all of them have to work in sequence.