Jesse is the only player in Major League Baseball to have played before and after Saddam Hussein's 24 year reign in Iraq.
Jesse debuted in April 1979
Saddam "debuted" in July 1979 by taking power from the previous leader.
Now that Jesse has pitched on April 11th and Saddam's regime 'offically' fell on April 9th, Jesse has outlasted Saddam Hussein.
Just a reminder of the world leaders in April 1979:
James Callaghan was British prime minister, Jimmy Carter was President, Brezhnev ran the Soviet Union and the number one song in America was "Tragedy" by The Bee Gees.
Jesse can also beat an even more merciless tyrant if Rickey Henderson can't find a team to play for in 2003