The Major League Baseball pitch clock: two-year position player retrospective cohort injury analysis

Key Points

• To analyze the impact of the pitch clock on injury rates among position players in Major League Baseball over two years.
• Conducted a retrospective cohort analysis of injury data before and after pitch clock implementation.
• Assessed overall injury rates and injury sub-categories for position players.
• Compared injury incidence at two-year follow-up to evaluate trends.
• Overall injury incidence decreased post-implementation of the pitch clock.
• Injuries in multiple sub-categories also showed a notable reduction.
• Decreased workloads for players may contribute to lower injury rates.

Abstract