From MLB's official statement ... "We thank Commissioner Manfred for his careful consideration of Pat Hoberg's appeal. As Major League Baseball umpires, we have devoted our professional lives ...

Yet we respect Pat’s unequivocal acceptance of responsibility for the mistakes that led to his termination.” Hoberg and the poker player, referred to as Individual A in MLB’s release ...

Pat Hoberg, arguably the most accurate umpire calling balls and strikes in Major League Baseball, has been removed from the field by the league for violating its gambling policy, MLB confirmed.

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 ...

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 ...

Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball ... electronic messages pertinent to the league's investigation. MLB opened the investigation last February when it was brought to its ...

MLB said umpire Pat Hoberg was also fired for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation. The league opened up a probe into Hoberg last February after a ...

The MLB Umpires Association also released a statement, thanking the commissioner "for his careful consideration of Pat Hoberg’s appeal. "As Major League Baseball umpires, we have devoted our ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred will hear the appeal. Hoberg, 37, became a full-time major-league umpire in 2017, and started working games professionally in 2009, according to MLB’s umpires media ...

MLB issued a statement today regarding Pat Hoberg. The umpire has been fired for violating the league’s gambling policy. Per MLB’s statement, there’s no evidence that Hoberg himself bet on ...