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Former major league pitcher Tommy John delivers an open air church service on Main Street in Cooperstown, NY on July 31, 2005. (UPI Photo/Bill Greenblatt)

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Mets' Matt Harvey to have surgery to repair damaged ligament
New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey will have Tommy John surgery on his right arm and will likely miss the 2014 season, the team said Friday.
Mets pitcher Matt Harvey delays elbow surgery, opts for rehab
New York Mets pitching ace Matt Harvey will delay elbow ligament replacement surgery and instead plans to keep working to rehab his arm, the team said Tuesday.
Mets' Matt Harvey has ligament tear
New York Mets ace Matt Harvey has been diagnosed with a partially torn ligament in his right elbow and may miss the rest of the season.
Francisco Liriano stayed on a roll with seven shutout innings and Jose Tabata went 3-for-4 with a homer Saturday in Pittsburgh's 5-2 win over Colorado.
Rookie Kyle Gibson notched a victory in his first major league game Saturday and Minnesota scored five early runs in its 6-2 win over Kansas City.
Charlie Morton was sharp in his second start since returning from arm surgery, hurling 5 1/3 shutout innings in Pittsburgh's 4-0 win over Cincinnati.
Dr. Lewis Yocum, 'Tommy John' surgery specialist, dies at 66
Los Angeles Angels team physician Dr. Lewis Yocum, who helped perfect "Tommy John" ligament replacement surgery, has died, the team said Tuesday. He was 66.
Boston Red Sox pitcher Joel Hanrahan said Saturday he needs surgery to repair a torn flexor muscle and will be out the rest of the season.
St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Motte indicated Tuesday he has undergone successful elbow ligament replacement surgery.
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Chad Billingsley will miss the rest of the season after undergoing elbow surgery, the team announced Tuesday.
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President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden order take-out lunch at Taylor Gourmet on Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C. on October 4, 2013. The reason he gave was they are starving and the establishment is giving a 10 percent discount to furloughed government workers as an indication of how ordinary Americans are looking out for one another. UPI/Pete Marovich/Pool