Tommy John, Pitcher Who Gave His Name to Career-Saving Surgery, Dies at 83 The New York TimesEx-MLB pitcher Tommy John, namesake of pioneering surgery, dies ESPNReaction to the death of Tommy John AP NewsMLB News: Tommy John passes, Hunter Greene, Aaron Judge, Joshua Baez Yahoo SportsTommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83 MPR News