Typically, when baseball fans know the name of an umpire, it's not a good thing. Just look at Angel Hernandez and Phil Cuzzi who are well known for all the wrong reasons. Pat Hoberg was the notable ...

A prominent Major League Baseball umpire has been officially fired by the league for gambling. Pat Hoberg, a 38-year-old umpire who called a "perfect" game - by umpire standards, a.k.a not getting ...

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 ...

He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors. Major League Baseball fired Pat Hoberg on Monday after the umpire was revealed to share a legal sportsbook account with ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

Major League Baseball upheld a decision to fire umpire Pat Hoberg over a gambling ... this situation began in February in 2024. He was fired last May 31. Hoberg never bet on baseball himself.