Another week, another gambling controversy with professional sports.
Late Friday night, MLB announced it began an investigation regarding umpire Pat Hoberg during spring training for a possible violation of the league s sports betting policies. The league cited that Hoberg did not compromise or manipulate any games, but determined that discipline is warranted.
Hoberg has appealed the decision.
Sports Betting Violations in MLB
Hoberg has not umpired a game this season. The exact nature of the discipline, or his violations, are not known at this point.
During this year s Spring Training, Major League Baseball commenced an investigation regarding a potential violation of MLB s sports betting policies by umpire Pat Hoberg. Mr. Hoberg was removed from the fi…