ATLANTA - Hall of Famer Don Sutton, a broadcaster for the Atlanta Braves, will be out of the booth for 3-to-6 weeks after undergoing surgery next week to remove a growth on his left kidney. <br>
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The growth was discovered during routine tests last month. Doctors will not be able to determine if it is malignant until a biopsy after its removal. <br>
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``It's just something in there I don't like. We've got to get it out,'' said Sutton, 57. ``In all likelihood, I'm going to have my left kidney removed.'' <br>
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Sutton, who pitched in four World Series, was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1998. During his 23-year major league career, he played for the Dodgers, Astros, Athletics, Brewers and Angels, compiling a 324-256 record. <br>
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Former Atlanta second baseman Mark Lemke will fill in with the Braves radio crew, while Joe Simpson will become a full-time analyst for Turner Broadcasting's telecasts. Skip Caray and Pete Van Wieren will rotate 4.5 innings between television and radio on WSB-AM.
