Tommy John, whose elbow surgery transformed baseball, dies at 83

Tommy John, whose elbow surgery transformed baseball, dies at 83

On July 17, 1974, when Tommy John took the mound for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was having the best season of his career. The left-handed pitcher, then in his 12th year, was leading the National League with 13 wins as he faced the Montreal Expos....

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