VERO BEACH, Fla. -- Chicago native Jillian Sopko works in the baseball grandstands on the South Side of the Second City, but the 24-year-old wants to take a big step and land somewhere else. On the ...

Paul Clemons, Emil Jiménez and Alex MacKay have been hired as fulltime major league umpires. In addition, Major League Baseball says Dan Merzel and Nate Tomlinson had been added to the staff during ...

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for his association with a known gambler who bet on baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday. Hoberg, 38, considered one of baseball ...

Five new umpires will be working their first full season as Major League crew members in 2025. MLB announced the promotion of ...

FORT PIERCE, Fla. — A program that started 18 years ago in Fort Pierce has found its home. The Umpire Placement Course is a professional umpire school that allows attendees to compete for ...

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg after he shared sports betting accounts with a professional poker player ...

Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone, Des Moines native Pat Hoberg can apply for reinstatement no ...

Shohei Ohtani's return is in jeopardy due to shoulder surgery: No one knows when or if he will pitch again Major League Baseball (MLB) issued a statement announcing the dismissal of umpire Pat ...

Major League Baseball said on Monday it had fired top umpire Pat Hoberg for violating strict league rules concerning gambling. The league said in a statement a decision to dismiss Hoberg made in ...