Bob_R
02-28-2007, 09:57 PM
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Joe Torre's brother waiting for kidney transplant
Posted: Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 5:22 PM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Joe Torre's brother could undergo a kidney transplant in the next couple of months after tests determined two of his children are a match for the procedure.
Former major leaguer Frank Torre, the brother of the New York Yankees' manager, needs the operation because of medication he's taken since receiving a new heart more than a decade ago.
"He's excited,'' Joe Torre said Tuesday. "It could be a month, it could be two months. There are other tests that have to be taken, not as far as matchups, for whoever the donor is going to be, physical-wise. Make sure you can go through it, too.''
Frank Torre, 75, spent seven seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies from 1956-63. He had a heart transplant in October 1996. The following day he watched from his hospital bed as his brother managed the Yankees to victory in the World Series clincher against Atlanta.
Joe Torre's brother waiting for kidney transplant
Posted: Tuesday Feb 27, 2007 5:22 PM
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Joe Torre's brother could undergo a kidney transplant in the next couple of months after tests determined two of his children are a match for the procedure.
Former major leaguer Frank Torre, the brother of the New York Yankees' manager, needs the operation because of medication he's taken since receiving a new heart more than a decade ago.
"He's excited,'' Joe Torre said Tuesday. "It could be a month, it could be two months. There are other tests that have to be taken, not as far as matchups, for whoever the donor is going to be, physical-wise. Make sure you can go through it, too.''
Frank Torre, 75, spent seven seasons with the Milwaukee Braves and Philadelphia Phillies from 1956-63. He had a heart transplant in October 1996. The following day he watched from his hospital bed as his brother managed the Yankees to victory in the World Series clincher against Atlanta.