Tommy John was seldom feared by hitters, as he didn’t have an overpowering fastball that many pitchers had, but he just the same perplexed hitters with his finesse style. Born on May 22, 1943, in Terre Haute, Indiana he would go on to have amazing longevity as a major league pitcher, winning nearly 300 games in 26 years for six teams. Little is known about Thomas Edward John’s childhood, but he attended Gerstmeyer High School in Indiana where he was an outstanding basketball player and pitcher on the school’s baseball team. Noticed by scouts, he would be signed by the Cleveland Indians during the 1961 draft.
The Yankee Pitcher that would have a surgery named after him: Tommy John
