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Rod Carew and Konrad Reuland’s family meet to raise awareness for organ donation

Brother Austin Reuland, left, mother Mary Reuland and Rod Carew look at a picture of Konrad Reuland, whose heart and kidney were transplanted into Carew in December. Konrad, a former NFL player, died at age 29 of a brain aneurysm.

Brother Austin Reuland, left, mother Mary Reuland and Rod Carew look at a picture of Konrad Reuland, whose heart and kidney were transplanted into Carew in December. Konrad, a former NFL player, died at age 29 of a brain aneurysm.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Rod Carew and Konrad Reuland families

Rod Carew is greeted by Mary Reuland at Encino Little League complex, where they took part in a news conference to encourage organ donation.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Rod Carew and Konrad Reuland families

Cardiologist Ajay V. Srivastava displays the artificial heart that kept Carew alive for over one year while he waited for a heart transplant.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Rod Carew and Konrad Reuland families

Mary Reuland, mother of Konrad Reuland, during the news conference.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Rod Carew and Konrad Reuland families

Rod Carew, baseball Hall of Famer and heart and kidney transplant recipient, at the Encino Little League complex.

  (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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