Los Angeles ¨C Tommy John, the MLB pitcher who underwent a pioneering elbow surgery that later saved the careers of countless hurlers, has died at the age of 83.
The New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers were two of John¡¯s former clubs offering condolences after he died at his home in Bradenton, Florida, where he had received hospice care after a recurrence of bladder cancer.
¡°We are saddened to hear the news of Tommy John¡¯s passing today,¡± Dodgers president Stan Kasten said in a statement.
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