Kyle Warner of Fairbanks fires the ball toward the plate during a game from the 2016 season. Although Warner won’t pitch in 2017 for the Panthers due to Tommy John surgery, he has been recruited as a lefty hurler for the Heartland (Illinois) Community College baseball team. (Journal-Tribune photo by Tim Miller)
If there is a name that can send a chill up the spine of any baseball pitcher, it’s “Tommy John.”
Fairbanks High School senior Kyle Warner signs to play baseball at Heartland Community College. He is pictured in the front row with his father Rick Warner and his mother Kristen Snyder. In the back row is FHS head coach Josh Rine.
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