Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award
In alignment with our key pillar to INNOVATE, promoting and supporting data-driven, scientific research, we are excited to announce our partnership with the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR), and the creation of this biomechanics research award.
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Named in honor of the maverick former big-league pitcher, the “Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award” encourages the study of baseball biomechanics and its application in further understanding pitching, with emphasis on the risks, causes, and/or prevention of pitching injury.
SABR’s mission is to foster the study, discussion, and understanding of all aspects of baseball, and few baseball players have shown more intellectual curiosity about the game than Dr. Mike Marshall. His desire to learn more about how pitching worked was evident throughout his career as he discovered he could pronate his arm to throw a screwball and he adopted the use of training with weight balls as a coach. He embodied the goals of any baseball researcher: to learn more about the problem and contribute new knowledge to the field.
Making a Charitable Donation
To help us make sure your donation is earmarked for the “Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award”, please complete and submit the form below and scroll down to read the special donation instructions.
Special Donation Instructions
IMPORTANT: To ensure your donation goes to this charitable fund, the EARMARK DONATION field on SABR’s online donation form needs to be filled in with Dr. Mike Marshall Baseball Biomechanics Research Award. Please refer to the image below to see where the field is located on SABR’s form.
To make it easier for you, feel free to click the COPY button to copy the fund name.
When you click the PROCEED TO MAKE DONATION button, you will be redirected to SABR’s SSL secured website, where you can paste* the copied fund name into the EARMARK DONATION field on their donation form. Please refer to the image below of SABR’s donation form to see where the field is located.
*To paste the copied words onto SABR’s donation form:
> Smartphone: Tap to place the cursor in the EARMARK DONATION field. In that field, tap and hold until a menu pops up and select Paste.
> PC: Click or tap to place the cursor in the EARMARK DONATION field. Then, either right-click the mouse and select Paste or, if using a keyboard, hit the CTRL+V keys at the same time.
Founded in 1971, SABR has a long and storied history with all baseball research domains, and has been a home for anyone driven to learn more about the game. SABR’s worldwide community is composed of over 7,500 members, including former baseball players, executives, authors, historians, media, and passionate fans.
SABR hosts popular events such as the annual SABR Analytics Conference, Jerry Malloy Negro League Conference and SABR Convention and 34 SABR research committees have been established, reflecting diverse member interests across baseball’s origins and growth. SABR publishes the Baseball Research Journal bi-annually along with The National Pastime and dozens of e-books. You can learn more about SABR and join their community at sabr.org.