{"id":169,"date":"2025-06-30T14:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/glossary\/?p=169"},"modified":"2025-06-30T14:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T14:58:10","slug":"oblique-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/glossary\/oblique-strain\/","title":{"rendered":"Oblique Strain"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-what-is-an-oblique-strain\">What is an Oblique Strain?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An oblique strain is a strain of the oblique muscles, muscles that sit in the abdomen or core. They are extremely common in baseball because the oblique muscles are some of the muscles that are most activated by the movements of hitting and throwing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-levels-of-oblique-strain\">Levels of Oblique Strain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are three levels of oblique strain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Grade One oblique strains are typically rather mild and could clear up in a few days. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade Two strains are moderate and could lead to a player missing weeks. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Grade Three strains are severe and could even involve the muscles rupturing. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the case of a severe strain, a player may miss 3-4 months as surgery is required to repair the muscle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-oblique-strain-examples\">Oblique Strain Examples<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The average time for hitters to recover from an oblique strain is 27 days. 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