LOS ANGELES - Tommy John, a legendary Major League Baseball pitcher known for the pioneering surgery that bears his name and that has saved the careers of numerous players, has died, the Los Angeles Dodgers said Sunday. He was 83.
John won 288 games over 26 major league seasons through 1989 while pitching for several clubs, including the Dodgers, Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees.
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