Major League Baseball (MLB) has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who placed bets on baseball games. The investigation, which began in February 2022, revealed that Hoberg's friend made 141 baseball bets totaling nearly $214,000. Although MLB found no evidence Hoberg personally gambled on baseball, his actions were deemed to create the appearance of impropriety. Hoberg can apply for reinstatement no earlier than the 2026 spring training.
NEW YORK — 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 messages pertinent to the league's investigation.
“The strict enforcement of Major League Baseball’s rules governing sports betting conduct is a critical component of upholding our most important priority: protecting the integrity of our games for the fans," Manfred said in a statement."An extensive investigation revealed no evidence that Mr. Hoberg placed bets on baseball directly or that he or anyone else manipulated games in any way.
"That said, to be clear, I have never and would never bet on baseball in any way, shape, or form. I have never provided, and would never provide, information to anyone for the purpose of betting on baseball. Upholding the integrity of the game has always been of the utmost importance to me. I apologize to Major League Baseball and the entire baseball community for my mistakes. I vow to learn from them and to be a better version of myself moving forward.
Nineteen of the 141 baseball bets by the friend were made from Hoberg’s home and eight involved five games that Hoberg umpired or was a replay umpire. MLB detailed those games:
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