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Jerry Layne has been a Major League Baseball Umpire since 1989, spending his first 11 seasons in the National leage until the leagues merged their umpires in 2000. The offered size "X-Large" umpire's jacket was used by Layne in the early 2000s. The right breast sports the MLB logo and reads "Jerry Layne / MLB Umpire / #24." The left breasts displays the "DAV" logo, in support of the the nonprofit organization that supports America's disabled military veterans. In October 2005, he umpired in his first World Series. He was also the home plate umpire when Barry Bonds hit his record 71st home run in 2001, and for the no-hitter pitched by Fernando Valenzuela of the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 29, 1990, at Dodger Stadium. Layne was chosen as one of the umpires for the one-game Wild Card playoff between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers on October 5, 2012. In 2014, he was chosen as one of the three MLB umpire representatives for the Japan All-Star Series. Near Mint condition.