Dr. Glenn Fleisig

The authority on biomechanics in baseball pitching, Dr. Glenn Fleisig is my guest for Episode No. 52! He is the Biomechanics Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) and also serves as an advisor to Major League Baseball and Little League Baseball. We talk about the sharp rise in UCL injuries among pitchers, the emphasis on max-velocity with pitchers across all levels and what can be done to reverse this trend in baseball. Follow Dr. Fleisig on Instagram @the_biomechanical_man Engineering degrees from MIT, Washington University, and UAB Biomechanics Director of the American Sports Medicine Institute (ASMI) Since hired by Dr. Andrews in 1987 to start ASMI Advisor for Major League Baseball Advisor for Little League Baseball Medical & Safety Committee for USA Baseball Founder of the American Baseball Biomechanics Society Adjunct Faculty Professor at UAB Recipient of all major awards in sports biomechanics James Andrews Award for Sports Medicine (2008) James Hay Award for Sports and Exercise Biomechanics (2013) Borelli Award from the American Society of Biomechanics (2021) Dyson Award from the International Society of Biomechanics (2025) More than 200 scientific publications More than 300 presentations at scientific conferences throughout US and the world Countless interviews in the media and social media Contact the show at [email protected] Please follow @dantimepod on social media — and leave a rating for Dan Time on your favorite platform!