Derryl Cousins | |
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![]() Cousins in 2009 | |
Born | Fresno, California, U.S. | August 18, 1946
Died | October 20, 2020 Palm Springs, California, U.S. | (aged 74)
Occupation | MLB umpire |
Years active | 1979–2012 |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Derryl Cousins (August 18, 1946 – October 19, 2020) was an American umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB), who worked in the American League (AL) from 1979 to 1999, and umpired throughout both leagues from 2000 until his retirement following the 2012 season, ending his career as a crew chief.[1]
Cousins was hired as a replacement umpire during the 1979 Major League umpires strike and was the last replacement umpire from that strike to officiate in the league at the time of his retirement.