# 222. Dr. Michael Freehill on College Injuries, Flexor Tears, and Research Breakthroughs

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Podcast: [Elite Baseball Development Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/elite-baseball-development-podcast-456538)
Published: 2026-04-28T09:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this episode, Eric welcomes Dr. Michael Freehill - team doctor for the Athletics and Stanford Baseball - to the show. As a shoulder and elbow expert, avid researcher, retired player, and baseball father, Dr. Freehill has unique insights about the direction in which baseball sports medicine is headed. They cover flexor injuries and what the industry needs to do to prevent and treat them.

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