Tommy John

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Pitcher Tommy John of the New York Yankees, wearing jersey number 25, mid-throw on the mound during a 1989 Major League Baseball game, with a blurred crowd in the background.

Tommy John

American baseball player

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Tommy John surgery
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…surgeon Frank Jobe on pitcher Tommy John, who was playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At that time, elbow soreness and subsequent surgery often meant the end of a baseball pitcher’s career. When Jobe examined John’s throwing arm, he noticed that the UCL was simply absent. Because the UCL connects…
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…surgeon Frank Jobe on pitcher Tommy John, who was playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers. At that time, elbow soreness and subsequent surgery often meant the end of a baseball pitcher’s career. When Jobe examined John’s throwing arm, he noticed that the UCL was simply absent. Because the UCL connects…
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