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Jewish News 24 · Aug 16, 2026

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Former MLB pitcher Tommy John, whose name became synonymous with the groundbreaking elbow surgery that extended his career and transformed baseball, has died at 83 while in hospice care at his Bradenton, Florida, home. The left-hander pitched 26 major league seasons and won 288 games, including 164 after Dr. Frank Jobe performed the pioneering ligament-replacement surgery on his injured elbow in 1974. John, a former All-Star who pitched for teams including the White Sox, Dodgers and Yankees, remains one of the winningest pitchers of the modern era not inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Former MLB pitcher Tommy John, whose name became synonymous with the groundbreaking elbow surgery that extended his career and transformed baseball, has died at 83 while in hospice care at his Bradenton, Florida, home. The left-hander pitched 26 major league seasons and won 288 games, including 164 after Dr. Frank Jobe performed the pioneering ligament-replacement surgery on his injured elbow in 1974. John, a former All-Star who pitched for teams including the White Sox, Dodgers and Yankees, remains one of the winningest pitchers of the modern era not inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

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