Over 1,000 pitchers have had his surgery according to this article:
www.mlb.com
There is even a Tommy John Database. The man pitched until he was 46. With all this NIL stuff in college sports, does the man have a case to be compensated everytime "Tommy John Surgery" is mentioned in some form or another?

The best Tommy John success stories
Tommy John surgery is the most famous medical procedure in all of sports, and even though the road to recovery is long for the players who have it, the surgery has a lasting legacy because it has saved countless careers. Well over 1,000 professional pitchers have had the ulnar collateral

There is even a Tommy John Database. The man pitched until he was 46. With all this NIL stuff in college sports, does the man have a case to be compensated everytime "Tommy John Surgery" is mentioned in some form or another?