HQ NOW: Experts Leagues Winner's Circle, 2023RESEARCH: Post-Tommy John survival rates
By Patrick Davitt 
@Patrickdavitt
July 9th, 2014 11:04pm
@Patrickdavitt
July 9th, 2014 11:04pm
It has become pretty common to think that ulnar ligament replacement (Tommy John) surgery is so routine that pitchers who have the procedure are pretty much guaranteed a return to MLB.
But is it so? And what about pitchers having a second TJS?
In a recent thread on the BaseballHQ.com forums, someone claimed that pitchers “don’t really come back from two (TJS) if I remember correctly.”
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