Machine Learning in Baseball Analytics: Sabermetrics and Beyond by Wenbing Zhao, Vyaghri Seetharamayya Akella, Shunkun Yang, Xiong Luo

“…First, we provide a taxonomy for baseball analytics problems. According to the proposed taxonomy, machine learning has been employed to (1) predict individual game plays; (2) determine player performance; (3) estimate player valuation; (4) predict future player injuries; and (5) project future game outcomes. …”
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Comparison of Factors Related to Low Back Pain in Elite Youth Baseball Players by Daeho Ha, Satoshi Nagai, Byungjoo Noh, Shumpei Miyakawa, Masahiro Takemura

“…OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare training and practice volumes (extrinsic factors) and physical characteristics (intrinsic factors) between elite youth baseball players with and without LBP. METHODS A total of 271 elite youth baseball players (aged 8–16 years) were divided into two groups based on the presence or absence of a lifetime history of LBP. …”
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Using Biomechanical Devices in Elite Baseball Pitchers: A Preliminary Feasibility Study by Chelsea L. Martin, Kelly R. Evenson, Justin B. Moore, Stephen Marshall, Jakob Wolf, Garrett Fernandez, Kristen Nicholson, Franco Impellizzeri, Patrick Ward, Ian Shrier, Nathan O'Connell, Charles Thigpen, Ellen Shanley, Daniel Kline, Matthew Hartshorne, Garrett Bullock

“…# Background Baseball clinicians, coaches, and players have sought to leverage biomechanical devices to inform training and prevent injury. …”
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Sports Broadcasting: How Big Data Technology Impacts the Viewer Experience in Baseball Broadcasting by Pi-Yun An

“…Coupled with the sport’s inherently statistical nature, the application of big data was explored in professional baseball broadcasting. Through systematic analysis and understanding of the data collection and utilization of big data in the USA and Taiwan, the results of this study provide the basis for the application and technical capabilities of big data analysis in Taiwanese baseball broadcasting in the future.…”
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Predicting Injury in Collegiate Baseball and Softball Athletes Using Functional Testing: A Pilot Study by Alyse M. DePaola, Andrew R. Moore, Graeme J. Connolly, A. Maleah Holland-Winkler

“…These results suggest that shoulder injury incidence may potentially be predicted using sport-specific movement tests in baseball and softball athletes. A larger sample size is needed to verify these results in the future.…”
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Dominant Arm Internal and External Rotation Strength is Related to Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players by Jeffrey Paskewitz, Fred Breidenbach, Philip Malloy, P Michael Eckrich, Ryan Zarzycki

“…Future research should explore these variables prospectively to determine if changes in ROM and strength are related to the development of arm pain in youth baseball players…”
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An Exploratory Study on Subject-Specific Throwing Arm Strength Responses to a Novel Intra-Abdominal Pressure Belt Worn by Collegiate Baseball Pitchers by Ryan L. Crotin, Christian Conforti

“…As a result, this exploratory case study should inspire future research evaluating IAP influences on throwing arm strength, as elevated proximal stabilization of the core creates a new avenue for improved throwing arm function among baseball pitchers.…”
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« Penser base-ball » by Peter Marquis

“…A weapon against “juvenile delinquency” and communism, baseball was thought to shape the minds of future citizens and to convey the values the country embraced in its post-1945 reconstruction years. …”
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Association of Heat Index and Patient Presentation Rate at a Stadium by Jennifer Wolin, Daniel Wolf, John Su, Eric Quinn, David Eng, Humaira Ali, David Lobel, Matt Friedman

“…Conclusion: In this study we found that the heat index was moderately associated with higher patient presentation rates at bounded mass gathering baseball events. No additional resources were needed, but this correlation could aid future event medical planning efforts as the climate continues to evolve.…”
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Faster, more accurate? A feasibility study on replacing human judges with artificial intelligence in video review for the Paris Olympics Taekwondo competition by Yuncheng Zhang, Ruojie Qu, Olivier Girard

“…A hybrid model—AI-assisted pre-review followed by referee confirmation—is proposed to optimize decision-making. Future developments should focus on real-time detection, multi-angle video integration, and application to other sports such as baseball, basketball, boxing, and judo.…”
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The Immediate Effects on Shoulder Internal Rotation Motion and External Rotation Strength Following a Muscle Energy Technique in a Young Overhead Thrower: A Case Report by Vincent Ceasrine, Christine Ferraro, Jason K. Grimes

“… # CASE DESCRIPTION The subject of this case report was a 20-year-old collegiate baseball pitcher without any reported previous injury that presented with a loss of passive shoulder internal rotation at 90 degrees of abduction, a deficit in TRM, and weakness of the external rotators as determined by handheld dynamometry. …”
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Suture Methods and Ancillary Techniques for Uterine Incision in Transumbilical Single-Port Laparoscopic Myomectomy by Yihan Wu, Miao Miao, Jiming Chen, Yao Chen, Bairong Xia, Wulin Shan, Tingwei Xing, Weiwei Wei, Bin Tang, Yu Du, Hong Zheng

“…This article presents a detailed review of the suturing methods and ancillary techniques for uterine incision used in transumbilical single-port laparoscopic myomectomy in order to provide a reference for beginners and a research direction for the future development of this surgery. Mechanism: The authors reviewed credible search engines and literature databases (such as PubMed) for the period 2000–2023, extracted published data and content, and summarized the collected information. …”
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