BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — It was Tom Hanks’ character, Jimmy Dugan, who famously declared in the movie A League of Their Own, “There’s no crying in baseball.” Here, in the biomechanics lab at American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI), research director Glenn Fleisig might as well declare, “There’s no guessing in baseball.” OK, hitters guess what pitchers […]

igned out of Mexico for $1.5 million as a 16-year-old by the Cubs in July 2015, Jose Albertos seemed almost too good to be true. Just a tad over 6-foot when he was signed, the young pitcher has grown an inch and could add another before he’s done. His youth — he just turned 18 […]

The New York-headquartered wearable tech firm helps people optimise performance, reduce risk of injury and rehabilitate safely Advances in wearable tech are putting data used by elite athletes into the hands of amateur sports enthusiasts and coaches. Motus Global, based in New York, is a world-leader in advanced biomechanics analysis, helping sports stars and trainers […]