Former Braves player needs 1 day to get his MLB pension – a petition is pushing to make that happen

There's a new push to get a former Atlanta Braves outfielder his pension from Major League Baseball after he finished his career one day short of being eligible. For 42 days, Gary Cooper fulfilled his dream of putting on an MLB uniform. Cooper grew up in Savannah, attended Robert W. Groves High School and eventually signed with the Braves organization in 1975. After five years playing in the minor leagues, he got the call-up to play for manager Bobby Cox.