Major League Baseball fires ump amid gambling probe

(KTLA) - Major League Baseball has fired an umpire as part of an investigation into sports gambling.Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired after it was revealed he shared betting accounts with a friend who bet on baseball, according to ESPN reporter Jesse Rogers and later confirmed by the league.
While he shared the accounts with a friend, the league says it has not found evidence that Hoberg himself bet on games or "manipulated" any he officiated.Hoberg became the subject of an investigation in spring 202