Tommy John pitched in the big leagues from 1963 to 1989 and won 288 games. Only 25 MLB pitchers have won more. But check out his 27 years of statistics, and you'll see one year is blank: 1975 ...

And therefore, Tommy John surgery is now part of America's pastime," Ahmad said. Among active MLB pitchers, an astonishing 35% have had the surgery, up from 27% in 2016.

FARGO — The professional baseball career of Tommy John was rescued in 1974 when surgeon Frank Jobe did something that was previously thought unattainable: replace a ligament in the elbow with a ...

Tommy John elbow reconstruction surgery was once so rare that when the procedure’s namesake had it in 1974, many believed he’d never pitch again. Now, it’s so common that one doctor has ...

Earlier this season A.J. Minter and Danny Young were lost to surgeries. Minter underwent surgery for a torn lat and Young had ...

It is now referred to simply as “Tommy John surgery." “It’s amazing how many careers that surgery has saved," John, 81, tells USA TODAY Sports from his Florida home.

Alongside arthroscopic surgery and ACL reconstruction, Tommy John is one of the biggest advancements in sports medicine in the last 50 years.

The Tommy John surgery has become so commonplace in baseball, it’s often thought of as a routine procedure. But it’s far from that, especially for veteran pitchers.

Alongside arthroscopic surgery and ACL reconstruction, Tommy John is one of the biggest advancements in sports medicine in the last 50 years.

It is now referred to simply as “Tommy John surgery." “It’s amazing how many careers that surgery has saved," John, 81, tells USA TODAY Sports from his Florida home.

Alongside arthroscopic surgery and ACL reconstruction, Tommy John is one of the biggest advancements in sports medicine in the last 50 years.

Alongside arthroscopic surgery and ACL reconstruction, Tommy John is one of the biggest advancements in sports medicine in the last 50 years.