William Shakespeare, an avid baseball fan, once wrote in a moment of frustration: “the hamstring doth protest too much.” Despite the game not even existing in the late 1500s, Shakespeare’s analysis was spot on. His innate knowledge of the game was literally centuries ahead of his time.
On Sunday, Miami Marlins’ Víctor Víctor Mesa fell victim to the very thing Shakespeare was trying to warn us about centuries ago: a hamstring strain. Hamstring strains are typically graded on a 1 to 3 scale, with 1 being the least severe injury, and 3 being the most severe.