His family said he died after abdominal surgery last week.

He's also coming off abdominal surgery and might miss the opening few weeks of spring training.

And it takes six to eight weeks for the mother to recover from what is, after all, major abdominal surgery.

The cause was complications from abdominal surgery, his son Michael said.

He died of complications after abdominal surgery, his family said.

"Should you really have eaten so soon after abdominal surgery?"

The cause was complications after abdominal surgery, his family said.

The cause was complications from abdominal surgery, his office said.

After open abdominal surgery, there usually is a 2- to 3-day hospital stay.

He died on October 21, 1931 from complications of an abdominal surgery.