He left Cincinnati after Wednesday afternoon's game and missed Thursday's game to be with his wife in North Carolina.
Medical technology is something.
I was talking to the doctors this morning, and they were very happy. They thought they got everything they needed to get. McKeon said Carol was expected to leave the hospital Friday. Because the procedure went so smoothly, McKeon was free to monitor the Reds' progress in their series opener against Milwaukee, which they won 2-0 as bench coach Ken Griffey Sr. ran the team. While he was with Carol at the hospital, McKeon grew nervous as constant scoring updates on television showed that the Reds led 1-0.