26 YEAR MLB VETERAN joins USBS

Arlington, TX

Tommy John, born on May 22, 1943 in Terre Haute, Ind., has joined U.S. Baseball School as a pitching analyst and roving pitching instructor!

Tommy became one of the most well-known and inspiring Major League Baseball pitchers of all time. Tommy made his major league debut for the Cleveland Indians on Sept. 6, 1963 and  was eventually traded to the Chicago White Sox in 1965.

Over the course of the next seven seasons, John became a left handed control artist for the Sox until his trade to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 1972. During his 1974 season, John permanently damaged the ulnar collateral ligament in his pitching arm.  A revolutionary 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.  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.  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.

Tommy will be based out of Arlington, TX but will be traveling nationwide for U.S. Baseball School sharing his knowledge of pitching to current and former players alike.

QUICK FACTS ABOUT TJ

Tommy is available for events nationwide.  To have Tommy John at a baseball related event in your city please contact U.S. Baseball School at 888-865-2473 or MK Sports at 212-509-3456.