Originally Posted by SultanofSwat:
Originally Posted by TCWPreps:
I want to encourage the families and parents that are out there to understand that this is not normal to have a surgery at 14 and 15 years old, that you have time, that baseball's not a year‑round sport, that you have an opportunity to be athletic and play other sports.
Smoltz' argument makes no sense. He was a multi-sport star and he had TJ surgery.
Smoltz had already reached the majors when he had TJ. His reference is that now it is becoming common for 14, 15 year olds to need the procedure.