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Tommy John’s Legacy Lives On | Fayetteville News
Baseball lost a titan this past Saturday—Tommy John, the pitcher whose name now defines a life-saving surgery, has died at 83. A four-time All-Star with 288 wins over 26 seasons, his true legacy was forged in 1974 when he became the first MLB pitcher to return successfully from an experimental elbow reconstruction—once deemed a 10% success rate. That procedure, now performed on over 2,600 MLB players worldwide, revolutionized sports medicine and gave hope to countless athletes facing career-ending injuries. John didn’t just endure—it thrived, winning more games post-surgery than before. His…
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