Since they’re part of a union, MLB umpires realistically can’t be fired based solely on their game-to-game performances. Pat Hoberg was fired in February for violating MLB’s gambling policy ...

The other two perfect games were called by Pat Hoberg in the 2022 World Series and Mark Ripperger on April 10 of this season. Lentz first became a professional umpire in 2008 in the minor leagues.

Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson received a posthumous reprieve from baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred, making both players eligible for the sport’s Hall of Fame after their careers were tarnished.

Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired for sharing sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball. Ippei Mizuhara — the former interpreter for Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani — was sentenced ...