Tommy John, elbow-surgery pioneer who reshaped baseball, dies at 83
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Tommy John, the left-handed pitcher whose 1974 elbow reconstruction—the first successful ulnar collateral ligament transplant—extended his career to 26 seasons, helped redefine modern baseball, and earned four All-Star selections while playing for the Dodgers, White Sox and Yankees, died at 83.
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