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Konrad Reuland And Rod Carew Forever Linked After Heart, Kidney Transplant

On one side was a “male, late 20s, local, exceptionally healthy.”

On the other side? A “71-year-old man from Orange County.”

Two sides; two intentionally vague descriptions.

But as they recently learned, those two sides have more in common than they ever could’ve guessed.

That’s the story of Konrad Reuland and Rod Carew, a tale of one professional athlete — who saw his life end way, way too soon — miraculously saving the life of another.

And now, as Carew, one of the greatest baseball players to ever live, says, he not only gets a new lease on life, he’s “got another family.