As a tall left-arm Australian quick, capable of hitting speeds consistently at 145 kph, comparisons to Mitchell Starc are unavoidable.

The Umpire Placement Course is a professional umpire school that allows attendees to compete for positions at MLB partner leagues and college spring leagues.

MLB fires umpire Pat Hoberg for shared betting accounts Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for "sharing" legal sports betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball and for ...

Hurts wore a black sweatshirt with a photo of the cleats that got him in trouble with the NFL earlier this season. The picture had black bars over the controversial footwear. The star player was ...

Hoberg, 38, considered one of baseball’s best umpires, is the first known umpire to be terminated for violating baseball’s gambling policy. While there is no evidence that Hoberg directly bet ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he upheld Hill's decision. Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone, Hoberg can apply for reinstatement no earlier than 2026 spring training.