STADIUM CONSTRUCTION AND MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATTENDANCE

Hamstring Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball

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Implicit Discrimination in Major League Baseball: Marginality Decisions based on Minor League Offensive Production

While Major League Baseball employs a wide variety of races and ethnicities, including white, African-American, Hispanic, and Asian players, it is possible that professional rosters may not be organized based on talent alone. Although studies have shown that salary discrimination is no longer present in Major League Baseball, this paper explores the possibility of a marginality bias in the spor...

Epidemiology and Impact of Abdominal Oblique Injuries in Major and Minor League Baseball

BACKGROUND Oblique injuries are known to be a common cause of time out of play for professional baseball players, and prior work has suggested that injury rates may be on the rise in Major League Baseball (MLB). PURPOSE To better understand the current incidence of oblique injuries, determine their impact based on time out of play, and to identify common injury patterns that may guide future ...

Causal Inference and Major League Baseball

Evaluating the Effectiveness of Corporate Sponsorships at a Minor League Baseball Park

Corporate sponsorships are vital to the success of minor league sport businesses. As competition for sponsorships intensifies in these venues, there is a need for minor league sports to demonstrate a return on the sponsorship investment based on fan purchase intentions and behaviors. Prior research has identified fan involvement, goodwill, and sponsor attitudes as key predictors of fan purchase...