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Why Are So Many Pitchers Getting Hurt?

Professional baseball pitcher throwing a fast ball

The answer starts long before the majors  Chicago baseball fans don’t need a reminder of how brutal this year has been on pitching arms. The Cubs lost top starter Cade Horton to a season-ending torn ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) after just 7⅓ innings, and reliever Porter Hodge went down with a torn UCL after first […]