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His resumé includes the following achievements: Bachelor of Science in Education, University of Texas Texas State Board of Education Teaching Certificate 32 Years Professional Umpiring Experience 28 Year Major League Veteran 19 Year American League Crew Chief 4 World Series 9 League Championship Series 3 All-Star Classics / Plate umpire 1989 and 1999 Author of Official Baseball Rules Annotated Author of Professional Baseball Rules Index Author of Internationally Syndicated Diamond Challenge Educational Cartoon Strip Author of Numerous Instructional Articles and Training Publications Honored and Acclaimed Internationally for His Teaching Accomplishments Founder and Chief Instructor of Jim Evans Academy of Professional Umpiring Selected in 1996 to Teach the Four Umpire System to the Japanese Pacific League Former President of Major League Umpires' Association Recognized by Who's Who In America in 1996 Originally from Austin, Texas, Jim and his wife Duana now live in Castle Rock, Colorado.