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?

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.

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.

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

The Hall of Fame right-hander still worked on the broadcast for FOX Sports after his father, John Adam Smoltz, died at the age of 79 earlier Thursday. He would have been 80 next month, according ...

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.