MLB announced that it had fired umpire Pat Hoberg, who was caught sharing sports betting accounts with a professional poker player who used those accounts to bet on baseball. While there's no evidence ...

— In 2008, NBA referee Tim Donaghy pleaded guilty to wire fraud and transmitting betting information for taking thousands of ...

Hoberg, who denied betting on baseball, said he took “full responsibility” for acts detailed by MLB, including sharing ...

Soon after the 2024 regular season began, a bombshell report emerged involving Shohei Ohtani's interpreter and long-time ...

Matthew Bowyer, a bookmaker for Shohei Ohtani’s former interpreter, said he felt guilty for not stopping the interpreter from ...

In April 2024, Mizuhara was charged with stealing nearly $17 million from Ohtani, most of which was transferred directly from ...

The league terminates the umpire for failing to uphold the game’s integrity. The post MLB Fires Umpire Pat Hoberg: Third Gambling Scandal in Under a Year appeared first on Front Office Sports.

Federal prosecutors have now disputed claims that Ippei Mizuhara stole from Shohei Ohtani to pay back his gambling debts.

Federal prosecutors said no evidence backs up Ippei Mizuhara's claims that he suffered from a gambling addiction, which led ...

The former interpreter for MLB superstar Shohei Ohtani wasn’t battling a gambling addiction when he stole $17 million from ...

Federal prosecutors said Thursday that there was no evidence Ippei Mizuhara, the ex-interpreter of Shohei Ohtani, suffered ...