<p>Doctors for former Met Ed Kranepool said at a news conference Friday&nbsp;that he is&nbsp;functioning &quot;close to normal&quot; after having kidney transplant surgery at Stony Brook University Hospital.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kranepool, 74, received his transplanted kidney from Deborah Barbieri of Glenwood Landing, 56 --&nbsp;and a Mets fan.</p>


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