Page 7 - Jay Johnstone News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Yankees great Tommy John hospitalized with COVID, but skeptic son says pandemic is fake Updated Jan 07, 2021; Posted Jan 06, 2021 Retired star pitcher Tommy John, pictured with late Yankees owner George Steinbrenner in 1979, made history in 1974 when he was the first player to undergo ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction surgery, a procedure commonly called Tommy John surgery.ASSOCIATED PRESS Facebook Share Tommy John isn’t worried about his well-being even though he’s a 77-year-old who has been in a Southern California hospital bed since Dec. 13 after testing positive to COVID-19. ...

By David Mullen As is the tradition of this column at the beginning of a new year, we look back at the personalities who passed away in the previous year but had a profound impact on the sports that they served. Many were pinnacles of their game, including seven baseball Hall of Famers and one who deserves enshrinement. Members of Cooperstown who passed were Al Kaline, 85, the classy right-handed hitter called “Mr. Tiger,” Tom Seaver, 75, the most visible player on the “Amazing Mets” 1969 World Series champion team, St. Louis Cardinals legends Lou Brock, 81, one of the greatest leadof...

In memoriam: the Royals we lost in 2020 Share this story Photo credit should read DAVE KAUP/AFP via Getty Images The end of the year allows us some time to reflect and remember. Baseball lost many major figures this year, seven of them Hall of Famers - second baseman Joe Morgan, outfielder Al Kaline, Lou Brock, and pitchers Whitey Ford, Bob Gibson, Phil Niekro, and Tom Seaver. The game also lost other big figures such as Dick Allen, Tony Fernandez, Jim Wynn, Jay Johnstone, Claudell Washington, Matt Keough, Ed Farmer, Roger Moret, Tony Taylor. and Ron Perranoski. We also lost some Kansas City ...

Kobe Bryant and Diego Maradona among sports world’s big losses in 2020 Published: Dec. 31, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. ET By Legendary sporting names Jack Charlton, Gale Sayers, Don Shula, Rafer Johnson, Don Larsen, Joe Morgan, Tom Seaver, John Thompson and Curly Neal also among those who left us during this extraordinary year Miami and Milwaukee players take a knee during the national anthem on Aug. 31 in the NBA playoff bubble in central Florida as a video screen pays tribute to the late Georgetown University coach John Thompson, who had died that day. Mike Ehrmann/Getty ...

In memoriam: The 10 Cubs who passed away in 2020 Share this story 2020 has been quite the year, I’m sure you’ll agree. Among those we lost in the year that’s coming to a close were seven members of the Baseball Hall of Fame: Lou Brock, Tom Seaver, Bob Gibson, Al Kaline, Whitey Ford, Joe Morgan, and just a couple of days ago, Phil Niekro: Master of the knuckleball and a great mentor, leader and friend, Hall of Famer and @braves legend Phil Niekro passed away overnight at the age of 81. https://t.co/aj7uScYnuypic.twitter.com/F1GmX9Yb1n— National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum ⚾ (@ba...