MLB fired umpire Pat Hoberg, 38, for violating their gambling rules. There’s no evidence he bet on baseball or manipulated outcomes, but he shared gambling accounts with a friend who did bet on baseball, then tried to cover it up, so bye bye. Unfortunately for the league, he had some of the best umpire scorecard scores, including a perfect score in game 2 of the 2022 World Series.
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MLB's dismissal of umpire Pat Hoberg upheld following appeal
Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has terminated umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules. MLB’s decision was made in May 2024 and upheld following an appeals process in accordance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Umpires Association...
