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 (MLBUA).
Fans were shocked to learn that MLB fired its best umpire Pat Hoberg amid a sports gambling investigation
Pat Hoberg was the notable exception after he became the first and only MLB umpire to call a perfect game since Ump Scorecards began tracking, doing so in the World Series. But the rise of Hoberg as a shining example for baseball’s embattled umpiring roster was short lived.
Although the league found no evidence Pat Hoberg bet on baseball, his friend did so 141 times between 2021 and 2023.
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