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Tommy John, subject of revolutionary elbow surgery that changed baseball forever, dies at 83

Tommy John, subject of revolutionary elbow surgery that changed baseball forever, dies at 83

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

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Passan: Why Tommy John's legacy will forever live on across baseball

John won 288 games over more than two decades. But his true impact is felt every time a pitcher undergoes the career-saving surgery that bears his name.

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