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Baseball umpire school molds next generation of officials

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By Kendall Hyde Click here for updates on this story FORT PIERCE, Florida (WPTV) — A program that started 18 years ago in Fort Pierce has found its home. The Umpire Placement Course is a professional umpire school that allows attendees to compete for positions at MLB partner leagues and college spring leagues. Every year, before the start of the baseball season, the Umpire Placement Course visits Fort Pierce with one goal. “We place the guys…

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Baseball umpire school molds next generation of officials

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MLB Loses Its Best Umpire To Sports Gambling

Major League Baseball announced on Monday that umpire Pat Hoberg, famous for calling a perfect game in the 2022 World Series, was officially fired for violating the league's gambling policy. The news that Hoberg would be disciplined broke in June of last year, though he appealed the decision then, denying that he bet on baseball. According to MLB's investigation, Hoberg had shared a legal sports betting account with a friend he met at a poker to…

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