Description
He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 26 seasons between 1963 and 1989.
He played for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Yankees, California Angels, and Oakland Athletics.
He was a four-time MLB All-Star and has the second-most wins (288) of any pitcher since 1900 not in the Hall of Fame.
Known for his longevity, John was the Opening Day starter six times โ three for the White Sox (1966, 1970, and 1971) and three times for the Yankees (1981, 1982,[a] and 1989).
He suffered a potentially career-ending injury when he tore his ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) in a game against the Montreal Expos. Dr. Frank Jobe, the Dodger physician, performed ligament replacement surgery on John later that year. He missed the 1975 season recovering from surgery, but he became the first pitcher to successfully return to baseball following such surgery. “Tommy John” surgery has since become a common procedure among baseball pitchers, with 35.3% of MLB pitchers who were active in 2023 having received it at some point during their careers.
(Source: Wikipedia)
