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April 27, 2001



El Duque's thoughts with ailing dad in Cuba

By George King. NY Post.

April 27, 2001 -- When Orlando "El Duque" Hernandez takes the Yankee Stadium mound tonight, he not only will be wondering how his right elbow will react after eight days off, but he'll also have his father's health on his mind.

El Duque fears his father is suffering from lung cancer in Cuba and was worried to the point where he refused to talk to the media about anything before last night's 7-3 loss to the Mariners.

While El Duque is concerned about his father, he hadn't mentioned it to Joe Torre as of late yesterday afternoon.

"If it's bad, I will hear about it," Torre said.

While family illness is no stranger to the Yankees, this one is a lot different because El Duque can't pick up and go visit his father in Cuba like Bernie Williams was recently able to do with Bernabe Sr. in Puerto Rico.

"I don't think Fidel [Castro] would be for that," Torre said of El Duque visiting his homeland.

As for tonight, Torre has been told by El Duque that an elbow problem that forced him out of his last start after three innings has vanished.

"I have talked to him casually and he says he is OK," Torre said of El Duque, who is 0-2 with a hefty 5.84 ERA in three starts. "He felt good and threw all his pitches [in the bullpen Tuesday]."

Asked if he was eager to see El Duque pitch, Torre said, "I got other things to get anxious about. We left it up to him. The most important thing is that he is healthy. I made that very clear to him."

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