Jim Joyce Autographs
James Alfred Joyce III (born October 3, 1955) is an American former professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League (AL) from 1987 to 1999 and throughout Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 to 2016. He wore uniform number 6 while in the AL and number 66 for MLB. His loud and enthusiastic strike calls drew comparisons to that of retired umpire Bruce Froemming. Though his umpiring was generally praised by players and coaches, Joyce is best known for his incorrect call in Armando Galarraga's near-perfect game in June 2010.
Joyce was born in Toledo, Ohio, on October 3, 1955. He grew up in Toledo, where he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1973. He then attended Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where he played baseball. In 1977, he graduated from Bowling Green with a Bachelor of Science degree in education.
After graduating from Bowling Green State University in 1977, he umpired in the Midwest League (1978–1979), the Florida Instructional League (1978), the Texas League (1980), the Pacific Coast League (1981–1986, 1988), the International League (1987), and the Dominican League (1983). In 1989, Joyce was promoted from the Pacific Coast League to the American League upon the death of MLB umpire Nick Bremigan.
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Joyce
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Joyce (JIM JOYCE AUTOGRAPHED AUTO SIGNED 2013 WORLD SERIES BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE UMPIRE) was sold in May 2015 for $139.99 while the cheapest item (1990 JIM JOYCE (MLB UMPIRE) Autographed Card - Free Shipping!!!) found a new owner for $3.99 in May 2012. The month with the most items sold (2) was May 2012 with an average selling price of $4.19 for an autographed item of Jim Joyce. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in May 2015 with $139.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $4.00 was February 2011. In average, an autographed item from Jim Joyce is worth $28.76.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Joyce were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 2017 Topps Archives Jim Joyce Fan Favorite Autograph | $27.50 |  |
| 2017 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Jim Joyce Umpire Autograph Card FFA-JJ | $39.99 | |
| 2017 Topps Archives Jim Joyce #FFA-JJ Fan Favorites Autograph SGC 9 Auto 10 | $33.00 | |
| JIM JOYCE AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED 2013 WORLD SERIES BASEBALL MAJOR LEAGUE UMPIRE | $20.50 | |
| JIM JOYCE HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO MLB UMPIRE BASEBALL LEGEND AUTOGRAPHED COA | $49.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE HAND SIGNED 8x10 PHOTO MLB UMPIRE BASEBALL LEGEND AUTOGRAPHED COA | $49.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE SIGNED 3X5 INDEX CARD MLB UMPIRE BASEBALL AUTOGRAPH AUTO | $19.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE Signed AUTOGRAPH 8x10 Photo MLB Umpire 2013 World Series Obstruction | $59.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED 8x10 PHOTO FAMOUS BASEBALL MLB UMPIRE BECKETT BAS | $85.00 | |
| JIM JOYCE Signed Autographed GAME USED OMLB Baseball w/COA Future HOF UMPIRE | $19.95 | |
| JIM JOYCE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED OML BASEBALL! Major League Umpire! | $99.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE Signed BASEBALL MLB JSA certified MLB Umpire | $89.99 | |
| JIM JOYCE SIGNED TO SCOTT FIRST EDITION BOOK” NOBODY’S PERFECT”/UMPIRE, GALARRAGA | $45.00 | |
| Jim Joyce Umpire Signed ML Baseball COA | $10.50 | |
| UMPIRE JIM JOYCE SIGNED AUTOGRAPHED MLB OFFICIAL BASEBALL | $25.00 | |
Latest News about Jim Joyce
From the archives: Blown call in Armando Galarraga's perfect game still haunts u (06/02/2020): On June 2, 2010, the veteran umpire cost the Tigers pitcher a perfect game. Every day, something trips Joyce's memory about his devastating mistake and the subsequent fallout: from the death threats to the piles of heartwarming emails and letters. 
Ex-Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga wants MLB to recognize 2010 perfect game, ov (05/12/2020): Galarraga was robbed on a blown call by veteran umpire Jim Joyce
