Learn about Major League Baseball umpires, their roles, responsibilities, and more.

Feb 3, 2025 · Major League Baseball announced Monday that it has terminated umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules. MLB’s decision was made in May 2024 and upheld following an appeals process in accordance with the league’s collective bargaining agreement with the MLB Umpires Association (MLBUA). Hoberg has denied betting on

The list includes umpires who worked in any of four 19th century major leagues (American Association, National Association, Players' League, Union Association), one defunct 20th century major league (Federal League), the currently active Major League Baseball, or either of its leagues (American League, National League) when they maintained ...

As of March 2018, there are 19 four-man crews in MLB, for a total of 76 full-time umpires; they are augmented by 16 Class AAA umpires eligible to umpire regular season games, yielding a total roster of 92 MLB umpires.

6 days ago · Umpire Pat Hoberg is the latest professional sports figure caught in a betting scandal. The 38-year-old 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. MLB opened its investigation last February when it was ...

In any case, crew chief Jerry Layne returns as baseball's most experienced umpire in the major leagues, with a new crew for recently-promoted chief Chris Guccione and new-hires Clint Vondrak and Ryan Wills slotted into the mix. Here are the 2024 crews: Crew A (Emmel) added Fletcher for Fairchild, Muchlinski for Lentz, and Visconti for Rehak.

CAREER: Became a member of the Major League staff in 2020...was selected to work the 2021 NL Wild Card Game at Dodger Stadium; and a 2023 NLDS...was selected to work the 2023 All-Star Game in Seattle, his first Midsummer Classic...had been a Minor League umpire since 2009...had more than 380 assignments to Major League games as a call-up umpire ...

Feb 3, 2025 · MLB fires umpire Pat Hoberg for shared betting accounts (0:32) Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for "sharing" legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and ...

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive roster of EVERY baseball umpire in Major League Baseball history. If they served one game as an emergency substitute baseball umpire, or they are a Hall of Fame baseball umpire, we have them on this list!

Feb 29, 2024 · An Umpire is a person designated to enforce the rules of baseball during a game. In Major League Baseball, there are four umpires per game working as an umpiring crew.