Muscle+Strain

Muscle strain a.k.a. pull, tweak, twinge, or tear is very common for hitters. The most commonly strained muscles are the hamstrings and the quadriceps, which are both on the leg and are very important with explosive running. These muscle groups need to be strong in order for them to withstand the constant starts and stops of running in baseball. Other muscles hitters tend to strain are the calf and the oblique abdominal muscles.

 Muscle strains get separated into 3 categories. There is Grade 1, Grade 2, and Grade 3 with Grade 3 being the worst. Grade 1 could make a player miss 2 weeks to nothing at all. Grade 2 is when the muscle is injured but not completely torn, and the window for missed time is very wide. Grade 3 strain refers to when the muscle completely tears and it usually results in surgery and a very long time to heal. It could potentially end your career. As you can see in this picture, the strained muscle is inflamed and puffy, while the normal muscle is perfectly fine.

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