An MLB umpire has been fired for sharing betting accounts with a friend who wagered on baseball. The league announced Monday that a decision to terminate umpire Pat Hoberg’s employment was ...

Hoberg was subsequently removed from Spring Training and made inactive for the 2024 Championship Season pending completion of the investigatory process. On May 24, 2024, ...

Major League Baseball said umpire Pat Hoberg was fired for violating the league's policies when it comes to sports betting. Hoberg was considered one of the best officials.

Although the league found no evidence Pat Hoberg bet on baseball, his friend did so 141 times between 2021 and 2023. Latest U.S.

Pat Hoberg became a MLB umpire in 2014. After he had worked 10 seasons in the league, Hoberg was investigated by Major League Baseball for gambling improprieties. He did not work games in 2024 and ...

Hoberg’s devices placed 417 direct bets with Sportsbook A between Dec. 30, 2020, and Jan. 15, 2024, on the friend’s accounts totaling $487,475.83, which lost $53,189.65 in the aggregate.

The umpire who was widely praised for calling a “perfect game” in the 2022 World Series shared sports betting accounts with a professional poker player and friend who bet on baseball. Hoberg ...

According to Jesse Rogers of ESPN, MLB umpire Pat Hoberg was fired due to sharing betting accounts with a friend. This individual bet on baseball games. However, there is no evidence that Hoberg ...

June 15, 2021. Hoberg was the lead replay official for the Chicago Cubs-New York Mets game. There was not a single replay review. Hoberg’s friend bet $1,050 on the Cubs – and won $1,550.

"I take full responsibility for the errors in judgment that are outlined in today's statement," Hoberg said in a statement.