Shohei Ohtani: What His Second UCL Injury Means

Detailed Shownotes for This Episode of The 6-8 Weeks Podcast:

-- Who Is Shohei Ohtani? https://www.mlb.com/player/shohei-ohtani-660271

-- What is the Tommy John Ligament? https://sportsmedicine.mayoclinic.org/condition/ligament-injuries/

-- What is Tommy John Surgery? https://www.bostonssc.com/ucl-reconstruction-tommy-john-surgery-sports-shoulder-center-boston-waltham-dedham-ma.html

-- What is the MLB MVP? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Most_Valuable_Player_Award

-- Can MLB Players Have MULTIPLE Tommy John Surgeries? https://danblewett.com/tommy-john-surgery-recovery/

-- What is a Free Agent in Major League Baseball? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/transactions/free-agency

-- What is a Major League Baseball Pitcher? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/positions/starting-pitcher

-- Who was Tommy John (The MLB Pitcher)? https://www.mlb.com/cut4/why-is-it-called-tommy-john-surgery

-- Who was Frank Job? https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/07/sports/baseball/dr-frank-jobe-who-pioneered-tommy-john-surgery-dies-at-88.html

-- What is a Career-Ending Injury? https://keagenhadley.com/5-most-common-career-ending-injuries-in-sports/

-- Why are We Seeing More Tommy John Injuries? https://health.clevelandclinic.org/tommy-john-surgery-gaining-popularity/

-- What is a Pitch Count in Major League Baseball? https://www.baseballbible.net/what-is-pitch-count/

-- Who is Jimmy Andrews? https://bleacherreport.com/articles/158217-dr-james-andrews-the-athletes-surgeon

-- What is The American Sports Medicine Institute? https://www.acsm.org/

-- What Does It Mean to "Blow Out Your Elbow?" https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/208198/what-does-it-mean-to-blow-out-ones-arm

-- Do Pitchers Come Back "Better & Faster" After Tommy John Surgery? https://globalsportmatters.com/health/2019/07/09/mixed-results-await-pitchers-after-tommy-john-surgery/

-- What is a "Fastball" in MLB? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/pitch-types/four-seam-fastball

-- Who Holds the Record for the Most Home Runs in Major League Baseball? https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mlb/2023/02/24/what-are-mlb-home-run-records/11289846002/

-- What is the Fastest-Ever Pitched Baseball in the MLB? https://www.mlb.com/news/jhoan-duran-throws-fastest-pitches-in-mlb-in-2023

-- What is a Home Run? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/standard-stats/home-run

-- Why Does a Muscle Cramp? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscle-cramp/symptoms-causes/syc-20350820

-- Who are The Las Vegas A's? https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/athletics/as-to-vegas-whats-next-in-the-relocation-process-2872485/

-- What is a Relief Pitcher in the MLB? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/positions/relief-pitcher

-- Why Do Pitchers "Convert" to a Relief Pitcher? https://www.reddit.com/r/baseball/comments/jaiueu/can_someone_explain_to_me_why_pitchers_become/

-- Who are the San Francisco Giants? https://www.britannica.com/topic/San-Francisco-Giants

-- What is a "DH" in the MLB? https://www.mlb.com/glossary/rules/designated-hitter-rule

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