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New York Yankee legend Tommy John hospitalized with COVID-19

According to reports, New York Yankee legend Tommy John has been hospitalized with COVID-19. He’s been hospitalized since December 13th in Southern California.

However, John doesn’t seem worried about his health status, as he and his son doubt whether the pandemic is real.

“I’d leave right now if they’d let me walk out,” the 77-year-old told the Daily Beast. “These people here would put you on anything.”

John’s son, Tommy John lll, has expressed his thoughts against the COVID-19 pandemic on Twitter. He’s claimed that the virus isn’t real, that masks don’t work, and that vaccines “don’t eradicate anything but healthy children”.