. >> bronson arroyo of the diamondbacks announced that he will undergo tommy john surgery to replace a torn elbow ligament. >> so i thought i was going to take time off, a lot of swelling but i was surprised that he said it was ripped off the bone. >> despite intense monitoring and cautious pitch limits a third of big league pitchers have had this operation. the american sports medicine institute calls it an epidemic. they say the damage doesn't start at the professional level. >> what pitchers are doing in their teen year, how much baseball they are playing, throwing they are doing i think it has a direct correlation to what we're seeing later on in their careers. >> mark silverman coached his son's little league team for nine years. >> kids are playing three, four, five games a day, pitching six, seven, eight innings a day. and you're looking at kids going up well in the hundreds of pitches one afternoon in one game. it is a concern. >> joining me from new york is the author of the sports gene inside the science of extraordinary athletic performance. what strikes me david when i he

story and some of the orthopedic surgeons are saying the young people are coming in, i get the tommy john, for example, where i have two ligaments in that area of the elbow, instead of one, makes my arm stronger and makes it more resilient long term so they're more likely to get the surgery. we don't know obviously and i don't think that orthopedic surgeons would saying they are doing unnecessary surge ril, but no question the numbers have gone up. is it just pitch count? i remember they used to be concerned about kids throwing curveballs, for example, is it the type of throw they're doing or just the number of throws? >> i think some of the emphasis on the curveball because it can be this weird arm motion. that's actually sort of receded a little bit and the studies are pointing to number of throws and strength of throws. so the kids are trying to throw harder, again, partially because of radar guns. they're not having the off-season they used to have that you can use to strengthen your rotator cuff the muscles and ligaments to build the flexibility in your shoulder. they miss the time t

there was a lot of fear he would have the full tear and need tommy johns.hat would take him out of this season and next as well. i hope he gets better. i hope the yankees lose every day, but i hope he gets better. 27 minutes after the hour. crisis at the border and a warning something must be done. will congress pass the president's $4 billion plan or will gridlock reign in washington? that's next. and us kids have an important message for our grown ups. three grams daily of beta-glucan... a soluable fiber from whole grain oat foods like cheerios can help lower cholesterol. and where can you find beta-glucan? in oats. and, they're yummy! i'm going back to being a kid now. thank you! so why are we so,000 obsessed with turbo? card with a new volkswagen turbo. because there's nothing more exhilarating than a powerful ride. and you can get that in places you might not expect. like the passat. and also in the fun-to-drive jetta. in fact, volkswagen has sold more turbos than any other brand over the last ten years. that is a lot of turbo. hurry in and you can get

well, now it seems like all tommy john -- it seems like tommy john surgery. >> those are pitchers.re pitchers. [ cheers and applause ] i hate pitchers. >> seth: hardest pitcher you ever faced? >> uhh, sandy koufax. >>seth: so the hardest pitcher to a lot of players -- >> yeah, he was really good. he was really good. i got 60 some hits off of phil niekro and, 40 some hits off his brother joe. that's a 40th of all my hits off the niekro family. >>seth: yeah. [ laughter ] >> if she'd have had five boys, i'd have got 5,000 hits. [ laughter ] >> seth: that's very true. now, i have a question for you. there are players, who are eligible for the hall of fame, which you are not, who now, the baseball writers association, are having to weigh whether or not they vote for. if you had a vote, would you vote for people like barry bonds? >> yes. >> seth: people like roger clemens? >> yes. >> seth: you would? what would be your rationale behind it? >> well, they're friends of mine, to begin with. [ laughter ] and everybody makes a mistake. okay, and who am i to sit in new york and judge roger cle

james andrews, the surgeon who specializes in taking care of athletic injuries, and famous for the tommy johnain will be visits him later in the week, he's having a bad year. 2-7, admits pitching with elbow pain, on the disabled list and it's fair to say if surgery is not diagnosed he probably won't pitch a lot this season. >> jeff giving up 2 hits, unfortunately one left the yard. gonzalez, not to be confused with marvin gonzalez, his home run put the astros in front of the a's 1-0 in the 5th inning. no injuries to report from the 49er camp. a guy is back with the team. brandon lloyd took a year away from the nfl, one of many talented wide receivers is back to give it a go and happy to see the talent he has up against him as far as the wide receivers go. >> there's a lot of diversity and how each one can help, it's been fun for me just to see the practice habits and to watch the game come. i pride myself on route running and catching the ball. >> if he hasn't lost a step he would be a welcomed edition. we'll have highlights tonight. >>> tonight at 10:00 a breakdown at a high-tech manufacture

he is known for performing tommy john surgery. best thing at at&t park tonight, the police officer and the baby. first batter of the game, josh harrison takes the sixth pitch of the game off timmy hudson. 1-0, pirates. that was enough for that man t. francisco liriano, he struck out 11. the pirates win 3-1. the giants lose their sixth straight game. new giants pitcher jake peavy is trying to help the team turn things around. last season as a member of the world champion red sox. he bought an indian chief statue in the series again the giants. he told me before tonight's game. it's a being reason boston won the world series. >> she brought a spirit on board that coulden be denied. >> where is it now? go get it. is it in boston? >> listen, we sucked them dry. he doesn't have much mojo left and he is on the trophy. he is in the trophy showcase now. >> they could use that tonight. looking to avoid a second straight loss. runner in third. john singleton, 1-0 houston. the as trailing 4-1. 4-3. two outs, yoenis cespedes hits a ball. a bl

. >> reporter: it's a trend of growing concern to medical professionals and it can lead to tommy johnssurgery down the line. once associated with professional athletes, now this surgical procedure is becoming more common in teenage athletes as well. >> in the youth arena, there certainly has been an increased in surgeries. we don't see the same level of return to play that we do in the high elite level athlete. >> reporter: dr. matthew levine of inova or peed igs and sports -- orthopedic and sports medicine says one of the reason for the rise in sports injuries is teenagers not participating in a variety of sports. >> by not participating in other sports, they tend to stress or strain the same areas of their body over and over again. >> reporter: he also advises teens not to stress their bodies. it's better to take a break when in pain than to ignore it. >> the most important thing is to listen to their body. if they start to have pain, don't just work through t. talk to your coach. talk to a doctor. there's often a little bit of rest and rehab which can keep people participating with

he won't need tommy john surgery, but they'll have to do without their ace for at least six weeks. >>in los angeles, the dodgers' clayton kershaw on the mound, san diego's chase headley. and with that, kershaw's pitching streak ends at 41 scoreless innings. the two-time cy young award winner. >>> cincinnati, things get heated after reds' pitcher chapman throws a pair of fastballs up and in near the head of chicago batter. chapman would strike him out and eventually get out of the inning, but not before back and forth between him and the chicago dugout that clears the benches on this one. the umpires get things under control before any punches are thrown. the cubs go on to win this one, 6-4 after 12. >>> we've got to show you this, one player takes the term head first a little bit too literally here. on the slide, check it out, his dive into third. he goes face first, chin's scraping across the ground until i think his feet got there first over his head. straight into the back. poor guy, though. scorpion slide you call that, mike? he was trying to, you know, make his way there. yeah. m

underwent tommy johns surgery in 2012 and here he is in the big leagues two years later. calhoun fouls the first pitch back, strike one. >> harold: didn't they do a similar thing with martinez? he was an infielder, and then they made him a pitcher. we saw him pitch in detroit. am i saying it right? >> tom: nick martinez? >> harold: yeah, same thing. i guess they find an arm and convert it. >> joe: there he is from houston, texas, 25 years old, and in a jam here in the eighth. here comes the 0-1. ball and a strike. rangers have gotten to the point where they've had two different position players have to pitch an inning on the mound to mop up. their pitching has just been ravaged by injuries. as this drops in for a strike, strike two. good pitch from matt west. >> tom: managers used to hate that too. that was a sign of surrender, when you put a position player on the mound, you used to be embarrassed by it, but it's become a lot more common. i think it's 16 times this year, teams have had to run a position player out there on the mound. >> harold: i hate it. bobby cox refus

growing concern to medical professors and when could lead to -- professionals and it could lead it tommy johnurgery down the line. now this procedure is more common in teenage athletes as well. >> an increase in surgeries. we don't see the same level of return to play that we do in the high level athletes. >> reporter: he says one of the main causes for the rise in sports over use injuries is teenagers not participating in a variety of sports. >> by not participating in other sports they tend to stress or strain the same areas of their body over and over again. >> he advises teens to not stress their bodies. >> most important thing is listen to their bodies. if they have pain talk to a coach, a doctor,s there is rest and re-- doctor, there is rest and rehab. >> reporter: remember, over use injuries can happen in any part of the body, not just the arms. >> over use injuries in the legs, stress fractures, tendinitis, are common areas you can get as well. >> reporter: wusa 9. >>> tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. we will have two doctors here live demonstrating injury prevention exercises and talking about

renowned surgeon specializing in tommy johns surgery.cain headed for his office later this week to be examined. that is usually not good news. as for giant's fans we've all seen this boring movie before. tim hudson who's now 8-8. josh harrison for the distance. second with a man on. long ball again. this time off the bat of travis schneider. 3-0 with the giants offense. that's it they're done but michael moore solo homer his first in 36 games. 3-1 the final. now get this the giants have won 21 of the last 27 at home. in those six consecutive losses they've scored a grand total of six runs. it's not going to get it done. >>> just the fact we have no injuries to report from niners camp. a step in the right direction today. >>> looking extremely healthy and happy to be back in the niners uniform. brandon lloyd talks about why he decided to return to the niners. sports part two next. evewith the highest levelde of engineering... design... safety... and performance. our latest creation is no different. with one exception... introducing the me

andrews is known for performing tommy john surgery but could be just a look.ing at at&t park last night the police officer and the baby. first batter of the game josh harrison takes his sixth pitch from tim hudson out. second out in a row. home run. 1-0 bad guys. that was enough for that man! francisco liriano struck out 11. pirates win 3-1. giants lose their sixth great game in which they scored a grand total of 6 runs. >>> the a's looking to avoid the second straight loss in houston. astros up 3-1 in the 7th. runner at 3rd. hernandez doubles to score john singleton and 4-1 houston. oakland trailed 4-1 into the ninth but down 4-3, two out, yoenis cespedes for a game tying single. john jay so is home. the next batter brandon moss. they put the shift on for moss but he beats the shift. that's the base hit. the a's up 4-3. they come back to score six in the 9th and win 7-4. they increase the american league west lined to 2.5 games. >>> and all the talk about the raiders possibly moving to san antonio, frank, i'll tell you one statistic that just blows this out o

. >> potentially out for tommy john's surgery. >>> still ahead "today in the bay." the little trick they could get your kids to eat more veggies. >> let's hear it. >>> you're watching "today in the bay." >>> well good morning to you, live look outside, it is going to be humid today. we also have an update on the bay bridge coming in a second. safeway and albertson's one step closer to merging this morning on friday safeway shareholders approved the companies $9.2 billion sale to albertsons at safeway's headquarters in pleasanton. it's not a done deal yet. the federal trade commission has to approve it. because of the deal, safeway's headquarters will move from pleasanton to idaho where albertson's is headquartered. analysts speculate the safeway's 150 bay area stores will shrink and focus more on locally sourced and custom branded food. >>> speaking of supermarkets, the next time you're trying to get your kids to eat veggies, here's the trick. don't tell them it's good. >> a new study says parents who play it cool say they're more likely to get kids to eat their veg

yankee pitcher has a attorney ligament in his elbow and he won't need season ending tommy john injury do without their ace the next six weeks. in los angeles, clayton kershaw on the mound for the dodgers. chase utley belts a homer in left center field and with that kershaw's pitching streak ends at 41 scoreless innings. the two time cy young award winner still notches a win as the dodges take it 2-1. look at this from cincinnati things heated after the reds pitcher aroldis chapman throws a pitch up and in. he gets out of that inning but not before back and forth between him and the chicago dugout that clears the benches. the umpires get things under control before any punches are thrown. the cubbies go on to win this 6-4 after 12 we had to show you this. one player taking the term head-first slide a bit too seriously. check out this dive into third. >> he goes face-first! >> chin scraping across the ground and crashes into the bag. yeah, just ouch as it is in slow motion and fast motion. >>> we want to show you the noisy reaction in boargentina after the win. the echoes through the st

from jackie robinson integrating baseball to tommy submit and john carlos saluting human rights in the8 olympics medal ceremony, sports have time and time again played a pivotal role in advancing civil rights. nba commissioner adam silver's swift and debasive response to l.a. clippers owner donald sterling's racially charged comments makes clear that in today's society, institutionalized racism is not welcome. in light of both events, and the long-standing battle against discrimination and institutional racism in professional sports, we are taking the necessary action today to discuss the social and political implications of racism in sports. through this interstaff conversation, panelists will tackle questions that can tell us why racism still pervades our sports, as well as our society. more importantly, we are convening today to learn and to discuss how sports should serve our communities and how we together can become agents of change in our cities with our sports teams. before we move on to our panel, i would like to introduce a leader in addressing the intersection between sports

john siegenthaler and his family. >> the music world mourning a loss. the last surviving member of the ramons passed away. >> he was known as tommy ramone, the founding drummerhe went on to influence a generation of rockers from nir vana to green bay. the backed formed in 1974 and has been acknowledged as the inventors of punk rock. they were inducted into the rock'n'roll hall of fame in 2002. >> coming up, celebrating an anniversary, how n.a.s.a. marked a year for the curiosity rover. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >>> welcome back. a special anniversary of sorts - on mars. the rover curiosity celebrated one year. how did it celebrate? with a selfie. jennifer london reports. >> reporter: it's the selfie from space seen around the world. the mars rover shot a vanity shot to mark a milestone, one marr shan year anniversary. longer than you may think. 687 earth days to be exact. it is mile. the mars day is 40 minutes longer than the earth day. the most efficient day to get curiosity to do is for her to operate on a mars day. look back at the handing on mars. that was the beginning of the challenging jour