Today, about 60% of Tommy John surgery recipients are under 19. Baseball Hall of Famer, MLB commentator, and Tommy John surgery recipient John Smoltz is an advocate for a cultural shift. He calls the rise in pitcher injuries an "epidemic." "Don't buy into thinking that this is normal ...
Tommy John surgeryBackground: The economic loss following ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction (UCLR) in Major League Baseball (MLB) pitchers has not been evaluated. The purpose of this study is to quantify the financial impact of UCLR on MLB teams. We hypothesize that MLB teams incur ...
Since Tommy John, it's estimated that nearly 2,500 professional baseball players have undergone the surgery, and the number of overall proceduresincreases about 9% a year. One-third of current Major League Baseball pitchers had Tommy John surgery at some point. Shohei Ohtani, the Dodgers' two-...
Boyd finalized a $29 million, two-year contract last weekend after making a successful return from Tommy John surgery. The left-hander signed with the Cleveland Guardians in June and made his season debut against the Cubs on Aug. 13, when he pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball. Boyd...
Kris Bubic's season ended before it ever really got started. The Royals lefty is scheduled to undergo full ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery, or Tommy John surgery, the team announced on Friday. Bubic is scheduled for surgery next week wit
SAN DIEGO -- Padres right-hander Luis Patiño underwent Tommy John surgery on Tuesday, the club said, putting an end to his 2024 season before it started.The hard-throwing 24-year-old was claimed off waivers in December, returning to the franchise with which he began his career. Patiño...
of that rests on, how much credit does Tommy John deserve versus Dr. Frank Jobe?” said Jaffe, who’s written about the Hall of Fame since 2001 and is a senior baseball writer at FanGraphs. “The guy who actually had the technical expertise and the imagination to pull off the su...
Tommy John is a formerprofessional baseball pitcherwho played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1963 to 1989. He is best known for undergoing the revolutionary ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery in 1974, which is now commonly referred to as “Tommy John surgery.” The procedure, perfor...
BALTIMORE (AP) — Jonny Venters has made a successful return to the majors after enduring three Tommy John surgeries and a six-year absence. Pitching for the Tampa Bay Rays in his first big league appearance since the 2012 NL wild-card game, Venters entered in the sixth inning against ...
Performance, Return to Competition, and Reinjury After Tommy John Surgery in Major League Baseball Pitchers: A Review of 147 Cases. BACKGROUND: Pitching performance metrics, durability, and reinjury after Tommy John surgery in professional baseball players have not been well described. ... EC Makh...