Former Minnesota Twin, Rod Carew, underwent heart and kidney transplant surgery overnight at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA.
After receiving notice of a match, Carew and his family went to Cedars-Sinai yesterday. The surgery started after midnight and took over 13 hours. Reporters and former teammates tweeted out their support throughout the day.
Finally, news broke from the Minnesota Twins:
Update: Rod Carew undergoes successful heart/kidney transplant. Expected to make full recovery. pic.twitter.com/9n5cwBBBFq
— Minnesota Twins (@Twins) December 16, 2016
The first-ballot Hall of Famer, Carew had a heart attack in September of 2015 and had a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) inserted into his heart soon after.