This could be baseball’s last season without ‘robot umpires’
Though this hybrid umpire system won’t make its way to regular season major league games in 2025, player and fan reactions during this crucial trial period could determine whether or not it becomes a ...
What is the new MLB ABS challenge system? Baseball hopes to finally get it right this time
After years of testing MLB is finally set to introduce robo-umps to spring training in 2025, starting with Thursday's game ...
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Major League Baseball fires umpire Pat Hoberg for violating its gambling policy
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 ...
Players 1, Umpires 0: Cubs hurler Cody Poteet makes first ABS challenge in spring training and wins
Chicago Cubs pitcher Cody Poteet believed the 95 mph fastball he threw to Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Max Muncy was in the strike zone ...
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MLB umpire Pat Hoberg fired after betting probe
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 ...
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Umpire Pat Hoberg fired by MLB for sharing sports gambling accounts with friend who bet on baseball
Nineteen of the 141 baseball bets by the friend were made from Hoberg’s home and eight involved five games that ... On Aug. 15, 2021, Hoberg was the plate umpire for the Los Angeles Dodgers’ ...