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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

MLB has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the sport's gambling policies (upheld via appeals process). Though MLB found no evidence of Hoberg betting on baseball, he shared a legal sports gambling ...

MLB said Hoberg told it during the investigation and ... the neutral fact finder did not find that Pat placed bets on baseball. Yet we respect Pat’s unequivocal acceptance of responsibility ...

MLB determined Hoberg should have known about the betting on baseball, and he was fired due to his intentional deletion of messages central to MLB’s investigation into the conduct. Throughout ...

MLB found no evidence that Hoberg or anyone ... information to anyone for the purpose of betting on baseball." Pat Hoberg says in a statement: "I have never and would never bet on baseball in ...

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 ...