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The American Baseball Biomechanics Society

The purpose of ABBS is to provide valid, valuable biomechanical information to baseball players, coaches, teams, and organizations.

To set standards for sports biomechanics evaluations and analyses within a baseball setting.

01/06/2026

We’re back!!!!
Join us for the first journal club of 2026 this Monday, January 12th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 DISCUSSING how fast pitchers use their legs to generate ground reaction forces differently, and how pitchers control energy flow using their legs!

📚 We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡 Miss our thematic poster session at Winer Meetings, or one of the previous journal club presentations? No worries - they are all stored on our website for members to access at any time! Use the Link in Bio!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

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11/19/2025

If you're in the Orlando area for Winter Meetings, be sure to stop by the ABBS Thematic poster session on Wednesday, December 10th to talk baseball biomechanics and performance science over some drinks!

See you there!

11/06/2025

Join us for the last journal club of 2025 this Monday, November 10th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 Reviewing in-game markerless motion capture. Does what we measure in the lab correlate to what happens on the mound during a game? And how do those in-game mechanics evolve over the course of an outing?

‼️ We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡All previous journal clubs are available for member viewing in full on our website, baseballbiomechanics.org!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

10/08/2025

It’s that time again! Journal club is in session this Monday, October 13th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 Discussing the hip flexibility in collegiate baseball players. We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor,

💡All previous journal clubs are available for member viewing in full on our website, baseballbiomechanics.org!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

09/30/2025

ABBS will be hosting a thematic poster session at the 2025 MLB Winter Meetings in Orlando, FL.

Abstract submissions are open until 10/31. Any baseball biomechanics research from the recent past, present or studies in progress may apply.

ABBS is proud to offer a $500 travel grant for the second year.

To submit an abstract and/or apply for the travel grant, use the link in bio or visit www.baseballbiomechanics.org/wintermeetings2025

09/07/2025

Journal Club Summary Slides, August 2025 Edition, Part 2!

Thank you to our session sponsor,

of the Miami Marlins walks us through a the results for a study comparing momentum generated during a countermovement jump (CMJ) to those from a pitch, and to fastball velocity!

📆 Join us on September 8 for a discussion on Elbow Varus Torque!

‼️ We are in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

09/04/2025

Journal Club Summary Slides, August 2025 Edition, Part 1!

Thank you to our session sponsor,

Dev Rupani from the University of Chicago walks us through an analysis relating ground reaction forces from a countermovement jump (CMJ) to those from a pitch, and to fastball velocity!

📆 Join us on September 8 for a discussion on Elbow Varus Torque!

‼️ We are in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

09/02/2025

It’s that time again! Journal club is in session this Monday, September 8th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 Discussing the all aspects of elbow varus torque. We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor, !

💡All previous journal clubs are available for member viewing in full on our website, baseballbiomechanics.org!

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

08/09/2025

The Annual ABBS Business Meeting will be held on Friday, August 15, 2025 at the American Society of Biomechanics.

Anyone interested in learning more about our society and the rapidly-growing field of baseball biomechanics are invited to attend.

Can't join us in person? Check our linktree for the zoom link!

08/05/2025

It's that time again! ABBS journal club returns this Monday, August 11. As a reminder, zoom links are sent out to members in advance!

Not a member, but want to attend? Membership is completely free, and registration takes seconds!

🗓️ Monday, August 11th from 4-5 PM EST.

🔎 Discussing the application of jump testing in pitching performance. We will also have a brief presentation from this month’s journal club sponsor, !

‼️ We are always in need of presenters for future journal club dates! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

06/13/2025

Thank you all for a great Season 3 of ABBS Journal Club! We appreciate you taking the time to be involved in supporting ABBS, baseball biomechanics research, and learning!

Journal Club Summary Slides, May 5 2025, Part 1: Pitching and Hitting Kinematics. As always, full videos are available to all members on our website.

Thank you to our May session sponsor, Theia Markerless

Mike Murray from Rush Medical School summarizes Perrett's investigation into the role of the lower extremities in pitching and hitting performance, made possible by the Open Biomechanics Project by Driveline Baseball!

📆 Enjoy your summer break! We will re-convene on August 11th, 2025 and meet every second Monday of the month thereafter!

‼️ We are in need of presenters for future journal club dates in August and September! Anyone in the field is eligible to present, email [email protected] to inquire.

05/26/2025

Applications for the 2025 ASB Travel Grant are now open! The winner will receive a $500 grant to assist with travel and other attendance-related costs.

Applications Deadline: Monday, June 30 2025, 11:59PM EST.

The application link and additional details can be found using the link below, or our LinkTree in bio!
http://bit.ly/ABBS_ASB2025

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https://baseballbiomechanics.org/

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