Baseball: High school pitch limits tip of Japan's injury iceberg

Less than a year after Japan's National High School Baseball Federation criticized a local federation for announcing pitch limits, the national body itself implemented its own policy to curb pitching injuries.The plan announced Friday will limit players to 500 pitches a week in all games organized by either the national federation or prefectural bodies, while tournament schedules will be fixed so pitchers cannot take the mound on three consecutive days.In an era in which well-conditioned professional pitchers are put on a short leash after throwing 100 pitches, 500 may seem a ridiculously l…READ FULL ARTICLE