The show opens wide and then narrows, the way these things tend to go when performance and physiology start colliding. We start with Sebastian Sawe and the pull of a sub-2 marathon, not as a stunt but as a stress test on the outer edge of what the body can absorb and return. From there, the lens tightens on baseball - on the soft-tissue realities that keep showing up in April and May - through calf strains for Giancarlo Stanton and Francisco Lindor, and what those injuries actually mean for timelines, mechanics, and the way teams manage risk when the calendar says “early” but the standings already feel late (2:06).

Edward takes a longer walk through the basepaths and asks a question teams don’t like to put on the record: should baserunning decisions explicitly price in injury risk, and if so, how? It’s not about being conservative; it’s about understanding where the edge really is when hamstrings, calves, and adductors start to carry the cost. We check in on returning pitchers - what’s real, what’s rust, and what’s signal hiding inside the noise - before shifting to the NBA playoffs, where the Minnesota Timberwolves are learning how quickly a roster can thin and a run can wobble when bodies don’t hold (31:00).

If you’re here for the box score, you’ll get it. If you’re here for what the box score can’t tell you yet, that’s the point.

The show opens wide and then narrows, the way these things tend to go when performance and physiology start colliding. We start with Sebastian Sawe and the pull of a sub-2 marathon, not as a stunt but as a stress test on the outer edge of what the body can absorb and return. From there, the lens tightens on baseball - on the soft-tissue realities that keep showing up in April and May - through calf strains for Giancarlo Stanton and Francisco Lindor, and what those injuries actually mean for timelines, mechanics, and the way teams manage risk when the calendar says &ldquo;early&rdquo; but the standings already feel late (2:06).
Edward takes a longer walk through the basepaths and asks a question teams don&rsquo;t like to put on the record: should baserunning decisions explicitly price in injury risk, and if so, how? It&rsquo;s not about being conservative; it&rsquo;s about understanding where the edge really is when hamstrings, calves, and adductors start to carry the cost. We check in on returning pitchers - what&rsquo;s real, what&rsquo;s rust, and what&rsquo;s signal hiding inside the noise - before shifting to the NBA playoffs, where the Minnesota Timberwolves are learning how quickly a roster can thin and a run can wobble when bodies don&rsquo;t hold (31:00).
If you&rsquo;re here for the box score, you&rsquo;ll get it. If you&rsquo;re here for what the box score can&rsquo;t tell you yet, that&rsquo;s the point.

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 matters, and what comes next. No panic or hot takes - just context about injuries. Part of the Foul Territory Network

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.
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Will hosts Injury Territory, a show that explores what actually happened, why it matters, and what comes next. No panic or hot takes - just context about injuries. Part of the Foul Territory Network

Injury Territory

Injury Territory: NY Calf, MN Injuries

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