Baseball Players
Former Baseball Player Benefits
Professional baseball is a repetition sport. Throwing, swinging, sprinting, sliding and year-round training can contribute to significant orthopedic conditions that surface during a career or long after it ends.
Injuries commonly reported by former baseball players
- Shoulder — rotator cuff, labrum
- Elbow — UCL, tendon conditions
- Back and lumbar spine
- Knees
- Hips
- Wrist and hand
- Ankles and feet
- Neck
Minor league seasons, spring training, winter ball, rehab assignments and years of organized workouts all form part of a player's professional work history, and may matter when reviewing a potential claim.
Because baseball careers often span multiple organizations and locations, questions of jurisdiction, seasons played and where work occurred can become especially fact-dependent.