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  2. Frank Jobe - Wikipedia

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    Jobe pioneered both elbow ligament replacement and major reconstructive shoulder surgery for baseball players. In 1974, Jobe performed the first "Tommy John surgery" on then-Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Tommy John. The procedure has become so prevalent an estimated one-third of all major league pitchers have undergone it. [1]

  3. Ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    Following his 1974 surgery, John missed the entire 1975 season rehabilitating his arm before returning for the 1976 season. Before his surgery, John had won 124 games. He won 164 games after surgery, retiring in 1989 at age 46. For baseball players, full rehabilitation takes about 12–15 months for pitchers and about six months for position ...

  4. List of baseball players who underwent Tommy John surgery

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    John Smoltz was the first pitcher who underwent the surgery to be elected to the Hall of Fame. Jamie Moyer is the oldest player to undergo the surgery. Zack Cozart was the first player to undergo the surgery on his non-throwing arm. Jonny Venters is one of the only players to undergo the surgery more than two times.

  5. Former Vanderbilt pitcher Kumar Rocker makes first start ...

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    The 6-foot-5, 245-pound starting pitcher also had shoulder surgery in 2021. The Rangers selected Rocker as the No. 3 overall pick in the 2022 MLB Draft, re-uniting him with Jack Leiter, his former ...

  6. Tommy John - Wikipedia

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    He missed the 1975 season recovering from surgery, but he became the first pitcher to successfully return to baseball following such surgery. "Tommy John" surgery has since become a common procedure among baseball pitchers, with 35.3% of MLB pitchers who were active in 2023 having received it at some point during their careers.

  7. Bruce Sutter - Wikipedia

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    On July 31, manager Chuck Tanner announced that Sutter would probably not return to pitching in that season. [24] Sutter underwent shoulder surgery in February 1987, the third procedure performed on his arm, in an attempt to remove scar tissue and to promote nerve healing. To recover from the surgery, he was required to miss the entire 1987 ...

  8. 'I feel so blessed': After a season lost to shoulder surgery ...

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    It’s a minimal surgery in terms of what they did, but a shoulder surgery is a shoulder surgery, and it’s tricky at times. "I thought I was going to be back in three months and throwing 98 ...

  9. Braves pitcher Kyle Wright expected to miss 2024 season after ...

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    Braves right-hander Kyle Wright is expected to miss next season after surgery to repair a torn capsule in his pitching shoulder. Texas Rangers team physician Dr. Keith Meister operated Wednesday ...