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By STEPHEN PEREZ
Cronkite News
PHOENIX — The often leisurely pace of a baseball game might make the game appear to be less demanding than some other team sports.
Football requires quick bursts and violent contact. Soccer and basketball players are in near constant motion.
But Jesse Lowman, Arizona State’s athletic trainer for baseball, said a long, busy season places its own physical and mental demands on ballplayers.
“Baseball is not easy on the body,” he said.