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.
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