Makakilo: Hamstring injuries account for 3 of the 5 non-pitchers on the Diamondback IL. As a fan with no medical training my comments are not intended as medical advice - they are intended to illustrate the ambiguity and complexity of injury prevention.
A few of the many ideas about how to prevent hamstring injuries follow:
- In 2002, a study of soccer players showed that exercises at the end of each training session to strengthen hamstrings reduced hamstring injuries.
- In 2017, Shane Rye said the hamstrings are slave muscles, picking up the slack for the glutes and external hip rotators.