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Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83

Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dies at 83WorldPing

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.

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Pitcher, surgery pioneer Tommy John dies at 83

Former major league pitcher Tommy John, the namesake behind the pioneering elbow surgery that prolonged his career for 14 more years, has died at the age of 83.

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