Well…..Tommy John is kind of going to be honoured by the Baseball Hall of Fame…..sort of. In this years (lack of starstudded) Baseball Hall of Fame ceremony, Dr, Frank Jobe will be honoured for his work, prolonging the careers of many baseball pitchers. You may be more aware of him for the development of “Tommy John” surgery; which was initially performed on the aforementioned hurler in 1974.
That year, John was diagnosed with a ruptured MCL on his left elbow. Dr. Jobe attempted what was then a radical procedure by removing a tendon from John’s forearm and repairing the elbow. The surgery was a success and Tommy John would pitch for more than a decade. Countless pitchers (including Steven Strasburg from the Washington Nationals last year) have had the procedure and as such Dr. Jobe will be honoured. Tommy John will be in attendance.
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