UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday, April 9, 1996
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Umpire gets time off to get in shape
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Reacting to the death of John McSherry, baseball officials gave a leave of absence to umpire Eric Gregg yesterday so he can lose weight and get in shape.
Gregg, listed at 325 pounds but visibly heavier, has long been an example used by critics of overweight umpires. The decision to give him a
leave was made following a Sunday night meeting among AL president Gene Budig, NL president Len Coleman and Richie Phillips, head of the umpires' union.
"In light of recent events, I feel this is the right time to take a serious look at my weight and condition," said Gregg, an NL umpire since 1975. "My goal is to be a major league umpire for many years to come, and
to accomplish that I need to take a closer look at my overall health."
During Sunday night's meeting, Phillips asked for training machines such as treadmills and Stairmasters to be installed for umpires at each major league ballpark. He also would like umpires to remain in a city each week, rather than rotate every series.
McSherry, whose weight had gone up to nearly 400 pounds at times, had
a heart attack and collapsed behind home plate on April 1 seven pitches into the season opener in Cincinnati. He died about an hour later.
Baseball officials have pushed for weight restrictions, but the umpires' association has resisted. Gregg also took a leave of absence from April 4 to May 23, 1990, and league officials sent him to a weight-loss program at Duke.
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