Koco Eaton, MD, will perform arthroscopic surgery on Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Blake Snell to remove loose bodies in his left elbow July 29, Fox Sports reports.

Jackson-based Mississippi Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Center founding partner and leader Walter Shelton, MD, is retiring after running the practice since 1984, The NorthsideSun reports.

James Andrews, MD, repaired the flexor tendon in Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Tommy Hunter's right arm, The Philadelphia Inquirer reports.

Salina (Kan.) Regional Health Center signed a five-year deal to become Salina-based Kansas Wesleyan University's official healthcare provider, reports KSAL.

Orthopedic surgeon James Pat Evans, MD, died aged 88 on July 22, reports Pro Rodeo.

The Exercise is Medicine on Campus program at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville won bronze at the American College of Sports Medicine meeting in Orlando, Fla, according to the university's website

OrthoAtlanta is the official orthopedic and sports medicine provider of the 2019 BB&T Atlanta Open.

Here are five stories featured this year on Becker's Spine Review featuring sports medicine surgeons from across the U.S.: 

Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network is collaborating with professional soccer team the Pittsburgh Riverhounds to construct a $16 million sports medicine and training facility in Coraopolis, Pa., reports KDKA Radio.

Dallas-based Steward Health Care acquired the naming rights for the Wellesley (Mass.) Sports Center, which will provide sports medicine and wellness services, reports The Boston Globe.

Analysts predict the sports medicine market will be worth $9.1 billion by 2024, according to MarketsandMarkets.

Here are three sports medicine physicians who recently joined new practices or took on new positions in the past month.

Neal ElAttrache, MD, will perform an arthroscopic debridement procedure on the left shoulder of Los Angeles Angels third baseman Zack Cozart, the team reported.

The American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine inducted orthopedic surgeon Christopher Harner, MD, into its hall of fame at the organization's annual meeting in Boston on July 14.

Brett Kindle, MD, and his medical staff successfully completed the 150th ultrasound-guided carpel tunnel release at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, according to the group's Twitter account.

Researchers from New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City demonstrated that patients receiving Ibuprofen post-surgery with a rescue prescription of Percocet used less opioids than patients prescribed only Percocet, reports EurekAlert.

Juliet DeCampos, MD, a sports medicine physician at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, described the intricacies of treating injuries in female athletes.

Three orthopedic surgeons treated professional athletes in June 2019:

Kirkland, Wash.-based Axis Stem Cell Institute is bringing its regenerative medicine therapies to Seattle.

Adam Mullan, MD, a physical medicine and rehabilitation physician at Gulf Breeze, Fla.-based Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine, talked about how clinicians can use ultrasound technology to improve rehabilitative treatments.