{
  "id": 424473,
  "title": "Tommy John Says Goodbye to Baseball Fans in Emotional Letter While in Hospice Care",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/tommy-john-says-goodbye-to-baseball-fans-in-emotional-letter-while-in",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T01:00:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tommy-john-says-goodbye-baseball-010009836.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Tommy John, the 83-year-old former Major League Baseball pitcher, has bid farewell to baseball fans in an emotional letter while receiving hospice care at his Florida home. In the letter, John thanked the Yankees organization, the Steinbrenner family, his former teammates, and the fans who supported him throughout his 26-year career. He credited Dr. Frank Jobe for saving his career with an experimental elbow reconstruction surgery in 1974, which extended his career by 14 seasons and allowed him to win 164 more games. John also remembered the advice his father gave him, emphasizing that he would always remain \"Tommy John from Terre Haute, Indiana.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}