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2. Tommy John - Wikipedia

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   John's oldest son, Tommy III, played baseball for the Furman University Paladins. He was a 4-year letterman for the Paladins, leading the team in complete games as a pitcher in 1997 (3 games) and in home runs (9) in 1999, a year in which he was named an All-Southern Conference player.

3. List of baseball players who underwent Tommy John surgery ...

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   Tommy John was the first baseball player to undergo the surgery. Paul Molitor was the first player who underwent the surgery to be elected to the Hall of Fame. José Mesa was one of the first players born outside the United States to undergo the surgery. John Farrell was perhaps the first player to undergo the surgery twice.

4. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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   It is named after the first baseball player to undergo the surgery, major league pitcher Tommy John, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons. The initial operation, John's successful post-surgery career, and the relationship between the two men was the subject of a 2013 ESPN 30 for 30 documentary. [1]

5. Tommy John surgery is MLB's necessary evil 50 years later ...

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   Today, studies reveal that 36% of all active Major League pitchers have undergone Tommy John surgery, and the rate continues to increase every year. There were more in MLB last year than the ...

6. How "Tommy John surgery" changed our national pastime - AOL

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   In 1974, a creative surgical procedure saved the career of L.A. Dodgers pitcher Tommy John after he tore his UCL. Today, an astonishing 35% of active MLB pitchers have had "Tommy John surgery."

7. 50 years later, Tommy John surgery remains a game-changer - AOL

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   There is a bridge that runs from Tommy John and Dr. Frank Jobe in 1974, all the way to Shohei Ohtani, Justin Verlander and Bryce Harper. An operation that changed everything. Almost 50 years ago ...