Are sweepers dying? One of baseball’s hottest pitches is fading across MLB, and Edward Egros dug into the data to find out why.

On this episode of Injury Territory, Edward takes a deep look at sweeper usage around Major League Baseball, examining which pitchers and teams are moving away from the pitch, what the results tell us, and why the sweeper still works extremely well for the right arms. Pitch design never stops evolving, though, so we also look at what might come next. Is the so-called “death ball” baseball’s next pitching obsession? Could a renewed emphasis on pronation pitches, changeups, and screwball-style movement change arsenals again? Pronation may be ready to take over the nation.

Will Carroll also breaks down the latest MLB injury news, including another important update on Hunter Greene and his elbow, injuries creating problems across the Milwaukee Brewers infield, and Adley Rutschman’s return to the Boston Red Sox. Plus, there’s Joe Ryan’s butt. We promised injury analysis, not dignity.

As always, Will and Edward connect MLB injuries, sports medicine, biomechanics, pitching analytics, Statcast data, pitch design, and performance to explain what’s changing around the game and why it matters.

If you’re looking for MLB pitching analysis, sweeper usage trends, death ball pitching, pronation pitches, Hunter Greene injury updates, Brewers injury news, Adley Rutschman’s return, Joe Ryan injury news, baseball analytics, pitch design, biomechanics, or sports medicine, this episode of Injury Territory goes beyond the box score.

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