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Pitch Smart Program Aims to Protect Young Arms from Injury

Astros’ team physician and chief of sports medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital, Dr. David Lintner, tells us how to keep that young, future Major Leaguer of yours from hurting their arm on the mound. We learn more about the MLB’s Pitch Smart program.

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Astros' team physician and chief of sports medicine at Houston Methodist Hospital, Dr. David Lintner, tells us how to keep that young, future Major Leaguer of yours from hurting their arm on the mound.

We learn more about the MLB’s Pitch Smart program.

Michael Hagerty

Michael Hagerty

Senior Producer, Houston Matters

Michael Hagerty is the senior producer for Houston Matters. He's spent more than 20 years in public radio and television and dabbled in minor league baseball, spending four seasons as the public address announcer for the Reno Aces, the Triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

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