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All-Star First Baseman Cooper Re-Signs with Saints for 2011

Published on December 13, 2010 under American Association (AA)
St. Paul Saints News Release


ST. PAUL, MN (December 13, 2011) - After having one of the best seasons in his solid career, All-Star firstbaseman/outfielder Jason Cooper will once again don a St. Paul Saints jersey in 2011 as he re-signed today.

The 30-year-old hit .322 with 12 homers and 58 RBI while playing all 96 games last season. In 366 at bats he slugged a Saints single season record 38 doubles, had two triples, scored 71 runs, with an on base percentage of .406 and a slugging percentage of .536. He also set the Saints single season record for extra base hits in a season, with 52, tied a franchise record by playing in all 96 games and set an American Association and franchise single game record for walks in a nine inning game on August 15 vs. Lincoln.

Cooper finished the season tied for first in the league in games played and doubles, third in extra base hits and tied for third in hit by pitches (13). He had a tremendous All-Star game going 3-4, falling a triple shy of the cycle, while driving in and scoring a run.

In 2009 Cooper made his Saints debut when he was signed as a free agent on June 29. He hit .288 with 11 homers and 44 RBI in 54 games. In 208 at bats he smashed 14 doubles, three triples, scored 43 runs while slugging .573 with an on base percentage of .377. He finished tied for second on the team in homers and third in RBI despite playing just over half the games during the season.

Cooper was a third round pick by the Cleveland Indians in 2002 out of Stanford University. He played at Triple-A Buffalo, in the Indians organization, during part of the 2004 and 05 seasons before being a permanent mainstay at that level from 2006-08. After the Indians released him the New York Mets organization signed him in 2009 and he started the season at Triple-A Buffalo (the Indians dropped Buffalo as their affiliate and they became an affiliate of the Mets). He was traded to the Lancaster Barnstormers of the Atlantic League following the end of the Saints season in 2009 and was sent back to the Saints following the end of the Atlantic League season.

The Saints can carry a maximum of 23 players on their roster during the first 10 days of the season and then must be down to the league maximum of 22 players after that.

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