Tommy John, Yankees great who had surgery named after him, dead at 83

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Former MLB pitcher Tommy John has died at age 83 at his home in Bradenton, Florida, while in hospice care. A four-time All-Star who played 26 seasons for the White Sox, Dodgers, and Yankees, John won 288 games. He is best known as the first player to undergo the groundbreaking elbow reconstruction surgery that now bears his name, a procedure that revolutionized sports medicine and extended his own career by 14 years.
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