How pitchers rest between innings could save their arms — and stats

Phoenix, Ariz. — Batter up! For many teen athletes, performance is the top priority. Rest and recovery, not so much. But sliding some simple recovery techniques in between innings, a high-school junior now reports, might help baseball pitchers maintain their speed — and arm health.

Arnav Prathipati, 17, pitches for his school’s baseball team at Carlmont High School in Belmont, Calif. “When I was in eighth grade, I had a pretty traumatic elbow injury,” he recalls. “I had a lot of minor tears in my elbow.” It took him out of play for about six months.

Arnav Prathipati was prompted to identify affordable, workable muscle-recovery techniques for teen baseball pitchers after seeing some friends blow out their arms from overuse — and then lose college scholarships.A. Prathipati<...

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