El árbitro de MLB Bruce Froemming muere a los 86 años

Bruce Froemming, árbitro de la Major League Baseball durante mucho tiempo, ha fallecido a los 86 años tras un accidente en su casa en Milwaukee. Sirvió en las mayores durante 37 temporadas, arbitró miles de partidos y un número récord de no-hitters. Los aspectos destacados de la carrera de Froemming incluyen trabajar en múltiples Series Mundiales y Series de Campeonato de Liga.

Bruce Froemming, nativo de Milwaukee y exjugador semiprofesional, falleció el miércoles a los 86 años, según un informe de The Associated Press. Fue llevado de urgencia a un hospital en Milwaukee después de un accidente en su casa entrada la noche de esta semana, según detalla la cobertura del Daily Mail.nnnFroemming comenzó su carrera como árbitro de la Major League en 1971, a los 31 años, como parte del personal de la National League. Durante 37 temporadas consecutivas hasta su retiro en 2007, arbitró 5.163 partidos, lo que ocupaba el segundo lugar en la historia de la MLB en ese momento, detrás de los 5.375 de Bill Klem. Joe West superó a ambos más tarde, terminando con 5.460 partidos en 2021.nnUno de los logros notables de Froemming fue formar parte del equipo de árbitros en un récord de 11 no-hitters. Fue árbitro del plato en el quinto no-hitter récord de Nolan Ryan en 1981 y en primera base en el juego perfecto de Dennis Martinez en 1991. En 1972, estaba detrás del plato cuando Milt Pappas ponchó a los primeros 26 bateadores de los Chicago Cubs antes de dar un boleto, convirtiendo un posible juego perfecto en un no-hitter; algunas de las decisiones de Froemming en ese partido generaron controversia.nnFroemming trabajó en cinco Series Mundiales —en 1976, 1984, 1988, 1990 y 1995— y un récord de 10 Series de Campeonato de la National League. Su último partido fue el 30 de septiembre de 2007 en American Family Field (entonces Miller Park) en su ciudad natal de Milwaukee. Tras retirarse, asumió un rol en la formación de árbitros aprendices para la MLB.nnLas contribuciones de Froemming al deporte abarcaron décadas, dejando un legado duradero en la arbitraje de béisbol.

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