John Smoltz is the first pitcher who will gain induction to Baseball's Hall of Fame after undergoing Tommy John surgery.

The right-hander is one of just seven Hall of Fame pitchers who made their Major League debut after 1974 -- when the career-saving procedure was first performed.

"If I risked anything in my career, I risked shortening my career by pitching through a lot of pain," Smoltz said. "I would never go back and redo it, even though I know what I know now."