• DocumentCode
    740959
  • Title

    A wearable turns baseball pitching into a science [News]

  • Author

    Waltz, Emily

  • Volume
    52
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2015
  • Firstpage
    16
  • Lastpage
    17
  • Abstract
    A wearable sensor that tracks strain on a pitcher???s elbow is making waves in major league baseball (MLB). This season, 27 MLB teams and their minor league affiliates are trying out the device, called the mThrow, in the hope that it will help monitor pitchers??? workloads, improve pitching mechanics, and prevent injuries. The device???s maker, Motus Global, in Massapequa, N.Y., plans to officially launch a consumer version this month. Teams seem to like it, but some players might have reservations about sharing their data.
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.2015.7226595
  • Filename
    7226595