Table 2.
Injury Mechanisms, Activities, and On-Field Location in Professional Baseball Batters Sustaining Shoulder Injuries
| MLB | MiLB | Total (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timing of injury | |||
| Acute | 314 (65.0%) | 1811 (61.8%) | 2125 (62.2%) |
| Overuse | 115 (23.8%) | 776 (26.5%) | 891 (26.1%) |
| Unlisted | 54 (11.2%) | 344 (11.7%) | 398 (11.7%) |
| Injury mechanism | |||
| Noncontact | 224 (47.3%) | 1716 (59.5%) | 1940 (57.7%) |
| Contact with ground | 133 (28.1%) | 634 (22.0%) | 767 (22.8%) |
| Contact with ball | 30 (6.3%) | 222 (7.7%) | 252 (7.5%) |
| Contact with person | 31 (6.5%) | 121 (4.2%) | 152 (4.5%) |
| Contact with boundary | 37 (7.8%) | 63 (2.2%) | 100 (3.0%) |
| Contact with bat | 2 (0.4%) | 5 (0.2%) | 7 (0.21%) |
| Other | 17 (3.6%) | 125 (4.3%) | 142 (4.2%) |
| Injury activity | |||
| Throwing | 124 (26.2%) | 1168 (40.5%) | 1292 (38.4%) |
| Fielding | 188 (39.7%) | 696 (24.1%) | 884 (26.3%) |
| Batting | 88 (18.6%) | 530 (18.4%) | 618 (18.4%) |
| Sliding | 33 (7.0%) | 274 (9.5%) | 307 (9.1%) |
| Base running | 9 (1.9%) | 45 (1.6%) | 54 (1.6%) |
| Weight training/conditioning | 10 (2.1%) | 36 (1.2%) | 46 (1.4%) |
| Pitching | 0 (0%) | 21 (0.7%) | 21 (0.63%) |
| Other | 22 (4.6%) | 116 (4.0%) | 138 (4.1%) |
| Injury location on field | |||
| Home plate area | 112 (23.6%) | 760 (26.3%) | 872 (25.9%) |
| Middle infield area | 61 (12.9%) | 433 (15.0%) | 494 (14.7%) |
| Left field | 55 (11.6%) | 234 (8.1%) | 289 (8.6%) |
| Center field | 57 (12.0%) | 217 (7.5%) | 274 (8.1%) |
| Right field | 38 (8.0%) | 230 (8.0%) | 268 (8.0%) |
| First base | 35 (7.4%) | 194 (6.7%) | 229 (6.8%) |
| Third base | 39 (8.2%) | 172 (6.0%) | 211 (6.3%) |
| Foul territory | 6 (1.3%) | 96 (3.3%) | 102 (3.0%) |
| Pitcher's mound | 0 (%) | 18 (0.6%) | 18 (0.54%) |
| Other: outfield | 6 (1.3%) | 61 (2.1%) | 67 (2.0%) |
| Other: infield | 6 (1.3%) | 28 (1.0%) | 34 (1.0%) |
| Other | 55 (11.6%) | 408 (14.1%) | 463 (13.8%) |
MiLB, Minor League Baseball; MLB, Major League Baseball.