There have already been several players fired for these actions, even banned for life from the major leagues. Now it seems that not only the players participate in these events, but also the referees.
MLB just released a statement suspending one of the league’s top umpires, Pat Hoberg, for his involvement in sports betting, and fans are all worried. Thanks for watching “During spring training this year, MLB opened an investigation into possible violations of MLB’s betting policy by umpire Pat Hoberg,” reads the section From MLB’s statement.
MLB has fined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s rules of the game. Hoberg has denied betting on baseball and is seeking discipline, sources told @JeffPassan. Hoberg has been suspended pending an investigation. Although it found no evidence that the completed games of Hoberg were rigged, MLB considered the suspension justified. Hoberg has decided to appeal the sanction and we cannot comment further until the process is complete,” the text concludes. The appeal will take a few days to process Commissioner Rob Manfred will hear the appeal from the judge. If Hoberg is found guilty of betting on MLB games, he will violate Major League Rule 21 and be suspended for one season.
However, if any umpire bets on games in which he was involved, the punishment would be for life, as happened recently with Venezuelan baseball player Tucupita Marcano. Hoberg has been a Major League umpire since 2017 and is considered one of the best at his job. As early as 2022, he was tasked with being behind the plate in a World Series game. .
