美国职业棒球大联盟（MLB）资深球员及长期教练菲尔·里根于周三因自然原因去世，终年 89 岁 [1]。在其职业生涯中，里根曾效力过四支 MLB 球队，包括底特律老虎队和洛杉矶道奇队等 [1]。他以其精准的救援表现闻名，曾被队友桑迪·库法克斯戏称为“秃鹫”[1]。
退役后，里根长期担任大学及职业球队的教练与管理者工作 [1]。他曾执教巴尔的摩金莺队，并在 1966 年作为洛杉矶道奇队球员入选全明星赛，当年在国联以 21 次救援成功的成绩位列第一 [1]。其职业生涯累计出战 551 场比赛，战绩为 96 胜 81 负，防御率 3.84，共完成 92 次救援成功 [1]。
里根还曾在大都会农场系统中培养多位明星投手 [1]。此外，他曾就年龄歧视和非法解雇问题起诉纽约大都会队及其前总经理布罗迪·范瓦格纳恩（Brodie Van Wagenen）[1]。该诉讼源于他在 2020 年被更年轻的杰里米·赫夫纳（Jeremy Hefner）取代投手教练职位 [1]。
Phil Regan, a former Major League Baseball pitcher who was nicknamed "The Vulture," has died. He passed away on Wednesday due to natural causes [1]. At the time of his death, he was 89 years old [1]. During his playing career, Regan pitched for four MLB teams, including the Detroit Tigers and Los Angeles Dodgers [1]. His teammate Sandy Koufax dubbed him "The Vulture" during that era [1].
Regan's Major League statistics include a record of 551 games played with 96 wins and 81 losses over his career [1]. He posted an earned run average (ERA) of 3.84 and recorded 92 saves in total [1]. In the 1966 season, while playing for the Los Angeles Dodgers, he was selected to the All-Star Game [1]. That same year, he achieved a league-leading 21 saves within the National League [1].
Following his retirement from active play, Regan served as a coach and manager at both the collegiate and professional levels [1]. He notably managed the Baltimore Orioles in 1995, finishing with a record of 71 wins and 73 losses that season [1]. Prior to managing the Orioles, he worked within the New York Mets farm system, where he helped develop several star pitchers [1].
In recent years, Regan faced legal action regarding his employment. He sued the New York Mets organization for age discrimination and wrongful termination after being replaced as a pitching coach in 2020 by Jeremy Hefner, who was younger than Regan at the time [1]. The lawsuit alleged that he had been fired illegally due to his age [1].