Larry Vanover

Larry Vanover
Larry Vanover
	Vanover in 2023
	Born: August 22, 1955 (age 69); Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.
MLB debut
	June 25, 1991
Last appearance
	September 22, 2024
Career highlights and awards
	Special assignments All-Star Game (1999, 2013); Wild Card Game (2020); Division Series (2006, 2013, 2016); League Championship Series (2003, 2007, 2011); World Series (2016); World Baseball Classic (2009, 2023); Fort Bragg Game (2016);

Larry Wayne Vanover (born August 22, 1955) is an American retired Major League Baseball umpire. Vanover worked in the National League from 1991 to 1999 and in Major League Baseball from 2002 to 2024. Vanover has umpired two All Star Games (1999, 2013), and in the 2016 World Series. He was promoted to crew chief in 2015. Vanover wore sleeve number 28 during his National League tenure, then changed to 27 after his return to the MLB umpiring staff in 2002. Vanover became the oldest umpire in major league history during the 2024 season.

^ Stupp, Dann (January 2003). Opening Day at Great American Ball Park. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-58261-724-4.

[1] Stupp, Dann (January 2003). Opening Day at Great American Ball Park. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 122. ISBN 978-1-58261-724-4.

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Larry Vanover
Vanover in 2023
Born: (1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 69) Owensboro, Kentucky, U.S.^[1]
MLB debut
June 25, 1991
Last appearance
September 22, 2024

Career highlights and awards
Special assignments All-Star Game (1999, 2013) Wild Card Game (2020) Division Series (2006, 2013, 2016) League Championship Series (2003, 2007, 2011) World Series (2016) World Baseball Classic (2009, 2023) Fort Bragg Game (2016)