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A large number of athletes, the majority of which are professional baseball pitchers, have undergone "Tommy John surgery" to repair an injured elbow. In medical terminology, Tommy John surgery is called ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) reconstruction. The procedure is named for the former Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher, Tommy John, who is the first known professional athlete to have undergone the procedure.

Other well-known pitchers who have had UCL reconstruction performed on an injured elbow include A.J. Burnett, Paul Byrd, Chris Carpenter, Todd Coffey, Ryan Dempster, Octavio Dotel, Darren Dreifort, Tom Gordon, Mike Hampton, Tim Hudson, Jason Isringhausen, Billy Koch, John Lieber, Matt Morris, Russ Ortiz, Carl Pavano, Arthur Rhodes, B.J. Ryan, John Smoltz, Rafael Soriano, Billy Wagner, David Wells, Randy Wolf, Kerry Wood, and Victor Zambrano, among a host of others.

Sports Themed Crossword #014
Edited by V A Benge

NOTE: This puzzle was created in August 2006. "Current" team members were relevant at that time, as were player and team records. See the listing at the bottom of this page for theme words used in this puzzle.

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