Injury Territory
Injury Territory
Will Carroll is a leading voice at the intersection of sports medicine, analytics, and the business of baseball. His work has been cited across Major League Baseball front offices, broadcast booths, and training rooms, often shaping how injuries are discussed and understood at the highest levels of the sport. Will hosts Injury Territory, a show that explores what actually happened, why it matt…Social links:
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Injury Territory: Dr. Jeffrey Dugas
Today, Will Carroll sits down with Dr. Jeffrey Dugas of Andrews Sports Medicine. One of the pioneers of UCL repair and the use of InternalBrace, Dugas tells us the genesis, who the first patient was, and when it's appropriate. We discuss the issues of the youth game, pitch design, and then Dugas ex…
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Injury Territory: The Week Everything Tweaked
This week on Injury Territory, the tweaks keep on coming - ending seasons for some, changing seasons for other. Zach Eflin’s elbow situation is the kind that doesn’t resolve quickly and looks to end his season. Chase DeLauter’s foot is back in the conversation, and that’s becoming part of the stor…
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Injury Territory: Ponce Injury Raises Questions
This week on Injury Territory, a routine play turns into something much more serious as Cody Ponce suffers a knee injury that raises bigger questions about how and when pitchers get hurt. It’s the kind of moment that looks random until you start pulling at the thread. From there, we zoom out to To…
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Injury Territory: DeGrom Injured, Injuries Down
Will Carroll and Edward Egros dig in to big injuries, high fastballs, and reduced IL stints. We start with injuries to Jacob deGrom (again), Andrew Vaughn as the latest in the hamate crisis, and Zach Wheeler's rehab start. Edward digs in to whether high fastballs will be hurt by ABS, and Will notes…
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Chourio's Hand, Scherzer's Piano
Will Carroll digs in on Jackson Chourio's surprising hand fracture keeping him away from the Brewers on Opening Day, discusses how the Pirates could help themselves after Paul Skenes' bad start, and with Max Scherzer using a piano to help his thumb, could FlexProGrip be a better solution for other …
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Opening Day Ouches
It's almost Opening Day and with games about to start, some players won't be there. Spencer Strider and Trey Yesavage are sidelined, Zach Wheeler and Gerrit Cole aren't quite back, and we discuss. We take a look at whether the pitch clock hurts pitchers - you'll be surprised at the answer - and at …
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Biomechanics Breakdown
Will Carroll talks Gerrit Cole's return to the mound, Jose Berrios' surprising elbow issue, and Seiya Suzuki's knee. Then, Will talks with Chuck Wolf, a movement and biomechanics expert, about what to look for and what he sees in some recently injured and top pitchers. Get 10% off your first mont…
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AL East Breaking Down?
Will Carroll and Edward Egros take a look at a spate of Red Sox injuries, how the Jays will adjust to rotation issues, and how the WBC pitching rules held back a great tournament. Get 10% off your first month of BlueChew Gold with code FOUL at BlueChew.com
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Explaining Tommy John: An Injury Territory Explainer Series
Did your team just lose it's best pitcher or top prospect to an elbow sprain? What is Tommy John and why do so many pitchers at every level have it? Why did the surgery Dr. Frank Jobe dreamed up in 1974 save baseball and what are the modern variants? Will Carroll explains why elbows break, how surg…
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Slow Yankees and WBC Mess
Will Carroll walks everyone through injury situations involving Hunter Greene (Reds), Francisco Lindor (Mets), Aaron Judge, Carlos Rodon, Gerrit Cole (Yankees), Kyle Teel (White Sox), and watch all the way through for one more important injury discussion! Use our code for 10% off your next SeatGee…
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