Major League Baseball said Friday night that it has disciplined umpire Pat Hoberg for violating the league’s gambling rules, and he is being held out of games this season while an appeal is considered. Hoberg is a veteran of baseball and appears to have gotten caught up in some nonsense. MLB stated that it began its “investigation of Hoberg during spring training this year, and he was removed from the field while the probe was ongoing.”

Hoberg began umpiring in the major leagues in 2014 and joined the full-time staff in 2017. He is known for calling a perfect game of balls and strikes in the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. He has umpired at least one postseason game every season since 2018.