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American Thinker AI By Will O'Toole How a pitcher’s career-ending injury and a surgeon’s daring innovation transformed sports medicine and saved countless athletic careers.
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The Left-Handed Pitcher Who Lent His Name To The Elbow
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The left-handed MLB pitcher was 31 years old when he tore the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching elbow in 1974, an injury that had been a death knell for pitchers' careers up to that point.
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The lefty made four all-star teams while pitching for the White Sox, Dodgers and Yankees. An innovative procedure extended his career to 26 seasons.
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After tearing an elbow ligament, he underwent a risky procedure and returned at his best, changing baseball and giving new hope to injured players.
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John won 288 games over 26 seasons, but his name lives on mostly for a type of surgery he had to repair his left elbow when he tore a ligament during the 1974 season with the Dodgers.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have acquired the biggest prize on the trade deadline market, getting two-time reigning AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal from the Detroit Tigers
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‘Wtf are we doing?’
Two perfect game bids have been shut down by their own coaches in the span of four days. Both times, the teams’ defenses collapsed, putting the games in jeopardy. Jarred Jones, a young, promising pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, completed six perfect innings before manager Don Kelly pulled him from the game on July 8. Jones, who was recovering from an injury, had only thrown 77 pitches while striking out eight. After he was pulled, the Pirates gave up three earned runs and fell to the Atlanta Braves, 3-0. After the game, Don Kelly said it was a “tough decision.” (RELATED: ‘I’ve Realized That Time Has Come’: Tigers’ Justin Verlander Announces He Will Be Retiring Following 2026 Season) The Pirates have never thrown a perfect…Open
Justin Verlander is a winner of three Cy Young Awards and two World Series championships
Following the season, one of baseball’s greatest pitchers ever will be retiring from the game. Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Justin Verlander , a winner of three Cy Young Awards, made the announcement Wednesday that his last campaign of Major League Baseball will be here in 2026. Currently in the middle of a season that’s riddled with injuries, Verlander made the decision that it’s time to step away. (RELATED: Royals Sh*t The Bed With 3 Errors On A Single Play) “This season has challenged me in ways I haven’t experienced before, both physically and mentally. I’ve always believed that as long as I could compete at the level I expect of myself, I’d keep playing. I never wanted to retire because of a milestone, a number, or a…Open
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