Umpires first began calling both balls and strikes way back in 1864, and baseballers have been arguing about those calls ever ...

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

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred upheld the dismissal of umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league's rules regarding gambling on baseball.

The 38-year-old Major League Baseball umpire has been praised over the years for being the best ball strike umpire in the league. Despite today's firing, he is eligible to reapply with the MLB no ...

Major League Baseball umpires are held to a high standard of personal ... Fay Vincent, former MLB commissioner during three years of turmoil, dies at 86 Vincent, who took over as MLB commissioner in ...

Major League Baseball ... umpires in the game. He even called a “perfect game” behind the plate in the 2022 World Series. MLB started its investigation into Hoberg during spring training last ...

Major League Baseball has upheld its decision to fire umpire Pat Hoberg for sharing sports betting accounts with a friend and professional poker player after Hoberg went through the appeals process.

The umpire was found to have shared sports betting accounts with a professional poker player who bet on baseball.

Over four-plus years ending in January 2024 ... In Hoberg’s statement Monday, shared by the Major League Baseball Umpires Association (via mlb.com), he said the “errors” revealed by MLB ...

(AP Photo/Terrance Williams, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure caught in a betting scandal. The ...