Tommy John, famed MLB pitcher and surgery namesake, dies at 83

The four-time All-Star underwent an experimental surgery in 1974 that helped to extend his career

Tommy John’s name will live on in baseball forever, long after his excellent 26-year major league pitching career ended. John died on Saturday at age 83, and will be long remembered for being the first to undergo the surgery that bears his name. John’s baseball accolades on their own are mind-boggling. He played in 26 […]

Tommy John, the former major league pitcher who was the first to return to the game successfully following pioneering elbow surgery, has died at 83.

Tommy John, the crafty and durable left-hander who won 288 games across 26 major league seasons, mostly with the Yankees and Dodgers, but achieved his greatest fame with the revolutionary elbow surgery that bears his name and saved both his and the careers of hundreds of other pitchers, has died. John (born May 22, 1943) died Saturday night at his home in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. John had recently ...

Former Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Tommy John, the namesake of the surgery which revolutionized baseball, died aged 83 on Saturday.

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.

John, in 1974, underwent a then-experimental elbow surgery that would later save the careers of countless pitchers

John was first player to undergo pioneering operation New York Yankees pay tribute to four-time All-Star Tommy John, the namesake of a ligament-replacement surgery that paved a path to recovery for injured baseball players, has died. He was 83. TMZ.com reported that the pitcher died at his home in Florida, surrounded by his family, including his wife, Cheryl. John ⁠had recently been in hospice ⁠care. Continue reading...

Tommy John, a 288-game winner and the namesake of baseball's revolutionary elbow surgery, has died at 83.

Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe changed baseball from an operating room in 1974.

Tommy John, who ruptured a ligament in his left elbow in 1974, agreed to a radical surgery that revived his career and changed baseball. He pitched for 26 years.

Tommy John, a 288-game winner and the namesake of baseball's revolutionary elbow surgery, has died at 83.

One of Tommy John's biggest legacies to MLB was his comeback elbow reconstruction surgery that now bears his name.