Tommy John, MLB Pitching Pioneer, Dies at 83

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Tommy John, MLB Pitching Pioneer, Dies at 83

Tommy John, the four-time All-Star whose 1974 elbow surgery transformed baseball, has died at 83. John spent 26 MLB seasons with six teams, winning 288 games, with 164 after the procedure by Dr. Frank Jobe. His comeback helped establish UCL reconstruction as a lifesaving operation for pitchers now known worldwide as Tommy John surgery across baseball and sports for generations.

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