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  "title": "Former pitcher Tommy John, known for surgery that saved careers, dies at 83",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/former-pitcher-tommy-john-known-for-surgery-that-saved-careers-dies",
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  "published": "2026-08-17T02:15:00.000Z",
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    "name": "Japan Times",
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  "summary": "Current Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani is just one of the MLB pitchers who has undergone Tommy John elbow ligament reconstruction surgery.",
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        "title": "Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83",
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        "title": "Tommy John, namesake for a pioneering elbow surgery that saved his career, dead at 83",
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