tommy john surgery

When you are 23-years-old and just pitched 5-innings of no-hit baseball in Game 3 of the 2021 World Series, you may think "this is easy!" However, staying on top in the big leagues is anything but easy, especially when injuries set-in.

Earlier this week on Levack and Goz former Major League Baseball player Tommy John joined the show. Although famous for his playing career, John has become more known for the surgery that holds his namesake. Masahiro Tanaka is struggling with arms issues, and super prospect Gleyber Torres will be out for the remainder of the season with an elbow surgery...

It's Mets pitcher Matt Harvey's first season back since having Tommy John surgery in 2013. It recently came out that doctors recommended a 180-innings cap. Meanwhile, currently at 164 innings, the Mets have made it clear they're going to blow past that.

Yankees starting pitcher Ivan Nova is coming back soon.

Not everyone feels that Tommy John surgery would be the best way to go for Masahiro Tanaka. Of course, the man who they named the surgery after is pretty confident.

The term 'Tommy John surgery' is one that the Mets are all too familiar with recently and on Thursday morning, those three words were uttered to yet another member of the team.

When the name "Dr. James Andrews" is mentioned, you know it's a serious injury.  That's the case for Texas Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish who is seeking Dr. Andrews' opinion after suffering from discomfort when an MRI revealed partially torn ligaments and inflammation in his pitching elbow.

Twenty-one year-old Miami Marlins ace pitcher Jose Fernandez unfortunately appears like he could be the next victim of Tommy John surgery. The reigning National League Rookie of the Year winner went on the disabled list Monday with elbow inflammation and people within baseball are expecting Tommy John to be needed...

Dr. James Andrews. He's the guy you always hear about and you've probably never heard talk -- or seen live for that matter.

New York Mets general manager Sandy Alderson already said Tommy John Surgery is possible, but not definite with Matt Harvey, the ace of the team, who yesterday was diagnosed with a partially torn UCL ligament in his elbow.

The ace of the team, the future of the team and the future face of the franchise all in one, Mets' All-Star pitcher Matt Harvey, has a partially torn ligament in his right elbow.

With yesterday's news of Red Sox outfielder Carl Crawford needing Tommy John surgery, Noe got all bent out of shape off-air about guaranteed contracts in sports and how much he hates them! That got us wondering about the following: even if it is unlikely or unrealistic, what things in sports would you love to see changed...