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[Purpose] We investigated the relationship of pitching grip with hand length and index finger metacarpophalangeal joint angle. [Participants and Methods] A total of 650 junior baseball players divided into two groups according to whether they experienced shoulder or elbow pain were divided into two groups based on their pitching grip, i.e., those who held the ball with the ulnar side of the thumb and those who held it with the finger pad of the thumb. The metacarpophalangeal joint angle was measured while the participants held a ball. [Results] The average hand length was 16.3 ± 1.4 cm for those holding the ball with the ulnar side of the thumb and 15.8 ± 1.2 cm for those holding it with the finger pad of the thumb. Hand length and metacarpophalangeal angle were significantly greater in the group using the ulnar side of the thumb. The two groups showed no significant differences in the distribution of grip type or history of shoulder/elbow pain. The index finger metacarpophalangeal angle and shoulder/elbow pain were significantly lower in the pain group. [Conclusion] With respect to the pitching grip for junior baseball players, we recommend a slightly flexed rather than extended position with the metacarpophalangeal angle.

Influence of pitching grip on shoulder and elbow injuries in junior baseball players, focusing on hand length and the metacarpophalangeal joint angle