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- Tommy John, 83, posted a thank-you letter on X on Saturday while battling health issues from his Bradenton home.
- He wrote the note for the 78th Old-Timers’ Day, thanking fans and teammates.
- John thanked Dr. Jobe for the surgery that saved his arm and has preserved countless pitchers’ careers.
- He recalled his father’s advice to stay ‘Tommy John from Terre Haute, Indiana’ and closed with ‘God Bless.’
