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John won 288 games in his career – 124 before the surgery and 164 after. [1] Many players have subsequently undergone the surgery, some more than once. Two players (Paul Molitor and John Smoltz) have undergone the surgery and been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Bryce Harper tore his UCL in April 2022.
Frank Wilson Jobe (July 16, 1925 – March 6, 2014) was an American orthopedic surgeon and co-founder of the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic. 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 ...
After recovering from Tommy John surgery, Strider began throwing a four-seam fastball, and became more willing to pitch in the upper region of the strike zone. [ 53 ] As of the 2023 season, Strider makes use of two main pitches: a four-seam fastball sitting 97–98 mph, which he throws 60 percent of the time; and a slider sitting 85–86 mph ...
Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas developed a procedure that cut recovery time to as little as nine months ...
The Dodgers announced on Tuesday that River Ryan will undergo Tommy John surgery, a procedure that will likely sideline the promising young right-hander for the entire 2025 season.. Ryan, 25, had ...
Houston Astros starting pitcher Cristian Javier is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery on Thursday, The Athletic's Chandler Rome reports. The Astros announced on Wednesday that Javier and ...
Tommy John, for whom the surgery is named, in 2008. At the time of John's operation, Jobe estimated the chance for success of the operation at one in 100. [18] By 2009, the odds of complete recovery had risen to 85–92%. [19] Following his 1974 surgery, John missed the entire 1975 season rehabilitating his arm before returning for the 1976 ...
Mets rookie right-hander Christian Scott is scheduled to undergo Tommy John surgery next week and is expected to miss the entire 2025 season. Scott hasn’t pitched since July 21 due to a sprained ...