1 day 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

15 hours 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 ...

1 day 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 ...

1 day ago · MLB opened an investigation in February 2024, when a legal online sportsbook (“Sportsbook A”) notified the Commissioner’s Office that umpire Pat Hoberg had opened a Sportsbook A account in his own name on January 30, 2024, and that the personal electronic device associated with this account had previously accessed a Sportsbook A account ...

1 day 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 ...

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

1 day ago · MLB probe: Fired ump shared accounts with friend who bet on baseball. The umpire, Pat Hoberg, denied betting on baseball and said he took “full responsibility” for acts detailed by MLB ...

1 day ago · NEW YORK — Major League Baseball fired umpire Pat Hoberg on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting ...

1 day ago · An MLB umpire has been fired for sharing betting accounts with a friend who wagered on baseball. The league announced Monday that a decision to terminate umpire Pat Hoberg’s employment was ...

1 day 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.