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On this page we will be telling you about the three most serious injuries of baseball. Head injuries are one of the most serious injuries in baseball. In the last year there has been 162,100+ head injuries in baseball. To control head injuries, you should always wear a helmet while batting. If a ball is coming at your head, you should fall to the ground. As you are falling, you should turn your head towards the catcher. So if the ball, hits you, it won't cause a serious injury since it hits you in the back of the helmet. In the field, you should pay attention and always use two hands. When you are fielding a baseball on a ground ball, you should use two hands so the ball doesn't hit the mitt and hit you in the head or face. Chest injuries are another very important and very serious injury of Baseball. In the past year there has been 143,000+ Chest injuries in baseball. To control chest injuries if your catching you should always use a very protective chest protector. When your in the field always keep your glove in front of your chest. Also in the field just like head injuries you should pay attention at all time while playing baseball. Always have a very safe mitt so it doesn't go right through the mitt and hit you in the chest. Here are some things to keep your mitt safe: Make sure all the strings are tied tight and secured, You should probably get a new mitt every three or four years. As you can see this is a very important injury of baseball. Sliding can cause serious injuries. In the past year there has been 124,400+ Sliding injuries in baseball. If you remember, two years ago a baseball play slid and his spike stuck to the ground, and he still slid. That slide made a fractured ankle. If you don't slide correctly, something like that will happen. If you are stealing a base, you should slide with your back and the back of the helmet towards the infield, so you don't get hit in the face. You should never slide head first unless you are trying to get picked off. If you slide head first, you could either cause a chest injury or brake your hand, fingers, or wrist.
Overall you should always be awake in the field and pay attention to play at all times. If you don't, you can cause a serious injury.
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