4 days ago · 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). Hoberg has denied betting on

3 days ago · Umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure caught in a betting scandal. The 38-year-old Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation. MLB opened its investigation last February when it was ...

4 days ago · Data MLB obtained from a sportsbook showed that Hoberg’s devices were used to place 417 direct bets between Dec. 30, 2020, and January 15, 2024, on Individual A’s accounts. The total amount ...

4 days ago · 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 ...

3 days ago · Major League Baseball has terminated umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league's gambling policy. Hoberg was disciplined by the league last summer and appealed the decision. In the announcement ...

4 days ago · Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by MLB for failing to "uphold the integrity of the game" after he shared a legal sports betting account with a professional poker player "who did, in fact, bet on ...

3 days ago · Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic ...

4 days ago · Hoberg’s ruling was supported by MLB staff working in the Replay Operations Center, according to MLB. Individual A’s bets of $3,000 and $1,050 on the Astros to win the game both lost.

4 days ago · Hoberg also was behind the plate for MLB’s first game at the “Field of Dreams” movie site in 2021 between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. Hoberg initially was disciplined in June ...

4 days ago · MLB's statement regarding an appeal process in accordance with its CBA on a decision by MLB to terminate umpire Pat Hoberg's employment. This action was taken due to Hoberg's failure to uphold the ...