Eric Cooper

Eric Cooper
Cooper in 2007
Born: (1966-12-18)December 18, 1966 Des Moines, Iowa
Died: October 20, 2019(2019-10-20) (aged 52) Urbandale, Iowa
debut
June 17, 1996
Last appearance
October 7, 2019
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments All-Star Game (2005) Wild Card Games (2015, 2016, 2017) Division Series (2003, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2019) League Championship Series (2004, 2015, 2016, 2017) World Series (2014) World Baseball Classic (2009, 2013, 2017) MLB in Omaha (2019)

Eric Richard Cooper (December 18, 1966 – October 20, 2019) was an American professional baseball umpire, whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned 1999 until his death in October 2019.^[1] He wore umpire uniform number 56. As a Major League umpire, Cooper officiated in ten Division Series, four League Championship Series, three Wild Card Games, one All-Star Game, and one World Series.^[1]