According to American Baseball Foundation board president and renowned orthopedic surgeon, James R. Andrews, “The best pitchers in the country never make it to the majors because they’re the ones in the youth leagues who are overused. We’re seeing more injuries now because these kids are having more pressure to throw at higher velocities. They’re throwing more sliders, more stress pitches. But the crux of the problem is we don’t have enough quality pitchers to go around (in the majors) because the good quality pitchers are being hurt in the youth leagues. “

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