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Tommy John's Legacy Ends
Tommy John, the former MLB pitcher who revolutionized elbow surgery, passed away at 83. His pioneering procedure saved his career and changed the lives of countless other athletes.
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The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.
2026-08-16 18:58 UTC