Alcides Escobar. Baseball Player Mechanics Analysis - Kansas City Royals

The analysis of some aspects of the technique can help to explain the athlete’s performance, injuries and his/her future possibilities. With the information that I present in this blog I’m not intending to replace a scientifically organized evaluation process, but just to play with the available information.

Mr. Escobar does not present a history of recurrent injuries.
The analysis of his running technique shows almost complete extension of his knees and complete extension of ankles during push-off. Landing is in front of the hip with the external aspect of the foot.

Push off with incomplete extension of the knee
Landing in front of the hip with the external aspect of the heel
Push off with incomplete extension of the knee
Landing with the external aspect of the foot





 While batting, the left foot position does not change during the cycle, creating torque at the left knee level. The right foot does not finish the pushing phase, and since the hip keeps rotating the right knee is inconveniently loaded internally. The rotation creates hyper extension of the lower back.


Initial position
Foot keeps initial position. Hyper extension and torque in the left knee. Right foot does not finish rotation

Lower back hyper extension. Foot keeps initial position. Hyper extension and torque in the left knee. Right foot does not finish rotation
Lower back hyper extension. Foot keeps initial position. Hyper extension and torque in the left knee. Right foot does not finish rotation

Conclusions: moderate risk of injury at the left knee. Low risk of injury at the right knee and low back.

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