The WETM-TV Sports team had the opportunity to sit down with Major League Baseball great Tommy John on Thursday night.

It was the third ever Elmira Pioneers Hot Stove Dinner and fans converged on Tommy John night at the Elmira Holiday Inn. Here is the interview, in its entirety, from the LIVE report at 6 p.m. The Elmira Pioneers open up the 2017 season on the road at Adirondack June 1st. They follow up their opener with the first home game at Dunn Field on Friday, June 2nd vs. Saugerties.