John Smoltz is the first pitcher to be elected to the Hall of Fame after having Tommy John surgery. It was just a bump in the road in his spectacular career.

And in two weeks, John Smoltz will become the first Tommy John patient to ever be inducted into Baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y. The scary part?

On a scorching July night 24 years ago, one pitch, to one batter, not only changed the direction of an inning, but likely the direction of John Smoltz's season and, by extension, his career.

Hall of Famer John Smoltz, a Waverly High grad, helps open Strikeout Baseball Stadium in Lansing. The stadium is designed to attract kids to the sport.

John Smoltz is one of the best pitchers of all time. His longevity saw him play for three different teams in 21 years.

John Smoltz is one of the best pitchers of all time -- officially, now that he's in the Hall of Fame -- but that doesn't mean he's not without his insecurities. Despite starting his Hall of Fame ...

Smoltz — along with Craig Biggio, Randy Johnson and Pedro Martinez — will be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame on July 26 in Cooperstown, N.Y., completing a journey that took ...

During a conversation with @EdEastonJr, MLB legend John Smoltz revealed a possible factor for the Kansas City Chiefs' streak of AFC West titles ...

John Smoltz, a Hall of Fame pitcher after 22 seasons in the MLB, said he's hoping to compete on the Champions Tour following hip surgery. Getty Images.

John Smoltz had a Hall of Fame career as a pitcher, but there is a significant population of baseball fans who do not view him as a Hall of Fame broadcaster. Smoltz does not waste much time ...

John Smoltz believes that Rockies icon Todd Helton belongs in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. Trevor Hoffman thinks so, too. You’ll get no hemming or hawing from the two Hall of Fame hurlers.