Sidearm Deliveries Are Associated With Lower Shoulder and Elbow Injury Burden and a Favorable Performance Profile in Major League Baseball: A Cohort Study of 927 Pitchers (2020-2025).

Dillon MR, Mastroianni MA, Frappa N, Manzi J, Fuller SI, Curtis W, Alexander FJ, Ablove R, Chalmers PN, Ahmad CS

DOI: 10.1177/23259671261470537
Published: 2026 Aug
Container: Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1177/23259671261470537,
  title = {Sidearm Deliveries Are Associated With Lower Shoulder and Elbow Injury Burden and a Favorable Performance Profile in Major League Baseball: A Cohort Study of 927 Pitchers (2020-2025).},
  author = {Dillon MR and Mastroianni MA and Frappa N and Manzi J and Fuller SI and Curtis W and Alexander FJ and Ablove R and Chalmers PN and Ahmad CS},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine},
  doi = {10.1177/23259671261470537},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261470537}
}

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AU  - Mastroianni MA
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AU  - Manzi J
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AU  - Chalmers PN
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MR, D., MA, M., N, F., J, M., SI, F., W, C., FJ, A., R, A., PN, C., & CS, A. (2026). Sidearm Deliveries Are Associated With Lower Shoulder and Elbow Injury Burden and a Favorable Performance Profile in Major League Baseball: A Cohort Study of 927 Pitchers (2020-2025).. Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/23259671261470537

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