PB: I remember you guys being here in Baltimore, and you wrote about being invited to Baltimore and the relationship the Reulands have with the Harbaughs. For him to come back into my life and saving my life by donating a heart and a kidney, boy, you’re right about it being a movie. I hadn’t seen him after that until I think 29 years later – or less than that, I guess. Education’s important.” He says, “Oh, I’ve got good grades.” I says, “Good.” That was it. I saw him outside and he came up to me and says, “You’re Rod Carew, aren’t you?” And I said, “Yeah.” He says, “When I grow up I want to be an athlete.” I says, “Make sure you study first.
His brother was playing and my son was playing. I was there one day to watch a basketball game. RC: It’s a crazy story, the way I met Konrad when he was an 11-year-old at school where my kids went to school. PB: The story about your granddaughter and their granddaughter playing together now – if we put that scene in a movie, people might not believe it. He’s the one that tells us what to do and gives us insight into what’s going to happen. It’s hurtful to some of us who have lost children, but on the other hand, he’s the Father. He has us on a schedule to see how long we’re going to be on this earth. What I’ve learned is that he has our lives in his hands. And then watching what the Reulands went through losing their son, it just brought back memories of my time losing Michelle. Rod Carew: Yes, I have because after losing Michelle, it’s the hardest thing for a parent to go through. Do you shake your head thinking about how impossible this story is the way that it’s unfolded in this latter portion of your life?
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I don’t think I knew the full extent of it because you had lost a child yourself. We’ve had the pleasure of chatting with his parents a couple times. PressBox: We got to know Konrad Reuland a little bit here in Baltimore years ago. Carew, 74, joined Glenn Clark Radio May 18 to talk about the Reuland family, his book and more. “One Tough Out: Fighting Off Life’s Curveballs,” a new book by Carew and Jaime Aron, details the obstacles Carew has had to overcome in life. Reuland played four games for the Ravens in 2015, including one start. His heart and kidney came from former NFL tight end Konrad Reuland, who died of a brain aneurysm the same month. Baseball Hall of Famer and 18-time All-Star Rod Carew, who played 19 years with the Minnesota Twins and California Angels from 1967-1985, underwent life-saving heart and kidney transplant surgery in December 2016.
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