If he did bet on baseball, it didn't show in games he had the most influence over as the home plate umpire. It cannot be overstated just how bad of a look this is. It's one thing to have an ...

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg after he shared sports betting accounts with a professional poker player ...

Toronto Blue Jays' Bo Bichette, left, argues with home plate umpire Pat Hoberg after striking out during the eighth inning of a baseball game Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J.

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for ... Hoberg, who had a perfect score as the home-plate umpire during Game 2 of the 2022 World Series, began placing bets through his friend ...

Nineteen of the 141 baseball bets by the friend were made from Hoberg’s home and eight involved five games that ... On Aug.

Umpire Pat Hoberg (31) looks on during a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles Angels, May 17, 2023. AP The pair kept track of any winnings or losses that Hoberg racked ...

Hoberg spent a decade as an MLB umpire from 2014-24. He was on the field for five of the six games during the 2022 World Series, only manning home plate in Houston's Game 2 win.