Dr. Tommy John, son of 26-year MLB veteran and former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher by the same name, spoke with DodgerBlue.com to discuss the dangerous of young baseball players undergoing the operation that was named after his father.
Among many topics, he revealed the inspiration behind writing his newly-released book, “Minimize Injury, Maximize Performance: A Sports Parent’s Survival Guide.”
“Having been in the business of performance and healing of human athletes for over 17 years I started to see a trend,” John explained.
“This same trend I witnessed while giving over 11,000 baseball lessons in half that time.