資深裁判Eric Cooper驟逝 - 美國職棒

MLB umpire Eric Cooper dies at 52; did playoffs 2 weeks ago

Associated Press

Eric Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division
Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52.

美聯社報導/ 兩週前才在ALDS執法的裁判 Eric Cooper 過世，享年52歲。

Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper's death Sunday.

Cooper died after having a blood clot. He had knee surgery earlier in the
week and was recuperating at his father's home in Iowa. Popular with his
fellow umps, he was talking to them Saturday about his recovery.

聯盟主席Rob Manfred在週日公開了Eric Cooper的死訊。
Cooper死於血栓。他於上週動了膝蓋手術，術後在他爸爸Iowa的家休養。受歡迎的他，
週六時才跟同僚聊到他的復健情況。

Cooper made his debut in the majors in 1996 as a minor league fill-in and
joined the big league staff in 1999.

His most recent assignment came in the playoffs this month when he worked the
New York Yankees' sweep of Minnesota in the ALDS. He was at second base on
Oct. 7 for the clinching Game 3 at Target Field.

Cooper大聯盟初登場是1996年，當時身分是小聯盟的替補裁判。1999年成為大聯盟裁判。
他最近一次執法是這個月的ALDS，洋基在Target Field對上雙城，他是第三戰的二壘審。

Cooper worked the 2014 World Series between the Kansas City Royals and San
Francisco Giants. He drew that post helped by his success rate on replay
challenges — MLB took those numbers into account in picking the crew, and
Cooper had only three calls reversed all season.

Cooper umpired in 10 division series, four League Championship Series and the
2005 All-Star Game, along with two World Baseball Classics.

Cooper是2014世界大賽皇家VS巨人的裁判組之一，當年聯盟參考被挑戰成功率挑選裁判，
Cooper整年僅被挑戰成功三次。他曾經執法過10次分區系列賽、4次聯盟冠軍賽、2005年
全明星賽、以及兩次的經典賽。

He also was behind the plate for three no-hitters — two by Mark Buehrle,
including a perfect game, and another by Hideo Nomo. Cooper worked the plate
in the final game in the career of Cal Ripken Jr.

他曾經在三場無安打比賽擔任主審，其中兩場是Mark Buehrle投的，包括一場完全比賽，
另一場是野茂英雄的。他也是小瑞普肯生涯最後一場比賽的主審。

"This is a very sad day across Major League Baseball," Manfred said in a
statement. "Eric Cooper was a highly respected umpire, a hard worker on the
field and a popular member of our staff. He also served as a key voice of the
MLB Umpires Association on important issues in our game."

「這是對美國職棒非常悲傷的一天。」Manfred在一份聲明中說道:「Eric Cooper是備受
尊敬的裁判，在場上非常努力、在工作人員中很受歡迎。他在裁判工會中，針對比賽的重
要議題，也有著關鍵的聲音。」

In a statement, players' union chief Tony Clark said: "Eric Cooper's friendly
and familiar presence in the baseball community will be missed by all of us.
He was a professional and gentleman whose passion for our game, the players
and his fellow umpires was evident in the way he went about his work and
life."

球員工會主席Tony Clark在聲明中表示:「棒球圈會想念Eric Cooper親切與熟悉的身影，
他對於比賽非常的專業和熱情，球員們和其他裁判都明白他工作和生活的風格。」

Cooper was an Iowa native and Iowa State graduate. He was known for rooting
for another school — Notre Dame, and frequently wore Fighting Irish gear in
the umpires' locker rooms while talking about the football team's success.

Cooper是愛荷華州人，從愛荷華州立大學畢業。他是另一所學校的知名支持者，常常在裁
判更衣室裡穿聖母大學美式足球隊的裝備，同時說著那支球隊有多成功。

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以裁判來說，52歲仍算是生涯的巔峰期，竟然在一個膝蓋手術後就去世了...好突然
這是2014世界大賽的裁判紀錄片，有他的參與: https://youtu.be/nx9A0qTeJ-8

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