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NEW YORK, NY - Tommy John is one of the most well-known and inspiring Major League Baseball pitchers of all time. Despite the physical challenges he faced, John played for over 26 years, including stints with the Yankees, Dodgers, Angels and White Sox. He had three 20-win seasons, appeared in four All-Star games and played in four World Series. In 1975, John was awarded the Hutch Award for displaying honor, courage and dedication to baseball both on and off the field. During his 1974 season, John permanently damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm, and a miraculous revolutionary surgical operation was performed. The operation, widely known today as Tommy John surgery, replaced the ligament in the elbow of his pitching arm with a tendon from his right forearm. The surgery was performed by Dr. Frank Jobe on Sept. 25, 1974. John spent the entire 1975 season recovering from the surgery, and surprised fans and players alike by returning to the Dodgers rotation in 1976. John went on to pitch until 1989 and earned 164 of his 288 victories after his surgery. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, John retired at 23rd on the all-time win list, sixth in games started, 17th in innings pitched and 26th in shutouts. In 1976 he was given the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award by The Sporting News and he remains the winningest pitcher in Major League Baseball history not to be elected into the Hall of Fame. Many players, including both Kerry Wood from the Chicago Cubs and John Smoltz from the Atlanta Braves, have benefited from Tommy John surgery, as the once revolutionary and experimental surgery has now become routine. The Women’s Health & Fitness Expo is honored to have Tommy John as one of their featured guests! The 9th Annual Women’s Health and Fitness Expo is set to be held May 2, 2009 at the Kingston Tech Center in Kingston, NY. The Expo, with over 100 workshops, lectures, vendors, and cooking demonstrations
offers women, men, and children a chance to change their lives, to experience different ways to cook, eat, exercise and feel better, physically, mentally and spiritually.
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