Umpire Profile and Ejection Statistics Name: Jim Joyce Number: 66 2012 Crew: -- Crew Chief: No 2011 Ejections: 4 (14th) Ejection History: 1 (2005), 0 (2006), 1 (2007), 2 (2008), 3 (2009), 0 (2010), 4 (2011) James A. "Jim" Joyce III (born October 3, 1955) is a Major League Baseball umpire who has worked in the American League (AL) from 1987 to 1999 and throughout both major leagues since 2000. He wears uniform number 66 (he wore uniform number 6 while in the American League). His strike call is extremely loud and enthusiastic (Joyce's call is "StriEEEEEk!"), similar to that of now-retired umpire Bruce Froemming. In 2000, he was inducted into his high school's sports hall of fame followed by a 2009 induction into the Irish American Baseball Hall of Fame. ESPN The Magazine released an anonymous poll of 100 current MLB players that voted Joyce the best overall umpire in baseball. Division Series: 1995, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003 Championship Series: 1997, 2004, 2006 World Series: 1999, 2001 All-Star: 1994, 2001 Biography Attribution: Wikipedia |
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