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Tommy John Dies at 83: The Pitcher Whose Name Became Baseball's Most Famous Surgery
Tommy John, the four-time All-Star left-hander who won 288 games and lent his name to the elbow surgery that has saved thousands of careers, died Saturday at his home in Bradenton, Florida. He was 83. The New York Yankees announced his death in a statement Sunday. No cause was given, but John had been in hospice and had been diagnosed with bladder cancer and other ailments in recent years.