TOMMY JOHN SURGERY Definition & Meaning

Tommy John surgery

[ tom-ee jon sur-juh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Medicine/Medical.

an operation to repair a torn ligament on the inner side of the elbow by replacing it with a tendon from elsewhere in the body or from a donor.

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of Tommy John surgery¹

First recorded in 1985–1990; after U.S. baseball pitcher Thomas Edward (“Tommy”) John (born 1943), who in 1974 was the first to undergo the surgery

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Example Sentences

Gonsolin’s next step will be to throw three innings in either another simulated setting, or as the start of a minor-league rehab assignment, as he works toward a long-awaited return from his 2023 Tommy John surgery.

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The first time Shohei Ohtani attempted to return from a Tommy John surgery, it did not initially go well.

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The starting rotation is so deep that Ohtani isn’t being rushed to the mound after Tommy John surgery and might only make a dozen starts this year.

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Eventually, the Dodgers maintain, Ohtani will return to pitching this year, after being unable to last season while recovering from a second Tommy John surgery.

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Grove had Tommy John surgery in 2017.

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