Baseball Legend Dr. Frank Jobe Passes at 88, Changed Game and Sports Medicine

I was honored on several occasions to speak with Dr. Frank Jobe. The pioneering sports surgeon is the Babe Ruth of surgery, most famous for his development of the now-common ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery. You might know it as Tommy John surgery. Jobe passed away this week at the age of 88.

Around baseball, many players today would not be in the game if not for Jobe's work. It's more than simply developing Tommy John surgery, though without it, one-third of pitchers would be out of the game.

Imagine this. On Jobe's own Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Dodgers
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