Major League Baseball Fires Umpire for Violating Gambling Rules
Major League Baseball (MLB) violated the rules of sports gambling and fired a referee by deleting a message related to his actions in the league. MLB started a survey of referee Pat Hubert in February of last year. He discovered that he had shared a legal sports gambling account with a friend who bet in […]
Frances Tiafoe has been fined $120,000 but not suspended for cursing at a tennis umpire
US Open semi-finalist Francis Tiafoe has been fined a total of $120,000, but not suspended, for repeatedly verbally abusing the referee after losing a match at last month's Shanghai Masters. . The ATP announced on Thursday that its fines committee had slapped Tiafoe with a maximum on-site fine of $60,000 for verbal abuse and a […]
Stefanos Tsitsipas refuses to play in meltdown at Shanghai Masters, accuses umpire of bias
The tantrum continued to flare up. shanghai masters This week, Greek tennis player Stefanos Tsitsipas verbally abused the referee for several minutes and refused to play. During Wednesday's round of 16 match against rivals Daniil Medvedev Tsitsipas lashed out at referee Fergus Murphy during the second set when he lost his first serve due to […]
Frances Tiafoe drops expletive-laden outburst at chair umpire at Shanghai Open
American tennis star Frances Tiafoe continued to perform well during her summer schedule. Tiafoe reached the finals of the Cincinnati Open, but lost to Jannik Sinner, winner of this year's Australian Open and US Open and currently ranked No. 1 in the world. Tiafoe then reached the semi-finals of the US Open, but lost to […]
Umpire appears to have NSFW reaction caught on hot-mic in Mets-Brewers game
Baseball fans watching the Mets' crucial game against the Brewers on Saturday night burst into laughter as a hot microphone caught home plate umpire Adrian Johnson reacting as if a foul ball had gotten stuck in his arm. That moment occurred in the top of the ninth inning when the Mets lost, when Francisco Lindor […]
Giancarlo Stanton’s broken bat hits umpire in head, knocks him out of game in bizarre scene
An unfortunate series of events occurred during Sunday’s game between the New York Yankees and Colorado Rockies in the Bronx that saw an MLB umpire being carried off on a stretcher wearing a neck corset. In the bottom of the fifth inning, with runners on first and second, Giancarlo Stanton hit a pitch from Austin […]
Gerrit Cole gets heated with umpire over warm-up pitches
Gerrit Cole was again cited for a pitch time violation before the inning. Before the second inning of the Yankees-Guardians game in the Bronx on Thursday afternoon, Cole threw an extra pitch during warmups, causing home plate umpire Derek Thomas to dismiss the Yankees ace. The home plate umpire gave Gerrit Cole a ball in […]
MLB umpire goes viral after ‘Seinfeld’ character Kramer is spotted on shirt underneath uniform
The headlines about MLB umpires this season have always been about miscalls on the baseball field, and they’re usually not good. But James Hoye, crew chief for Saturday night’s game between the Atlanta Braves and the Los Angeles Angels, is gaining popularity for the special undershirt he was spotted wearing during the game. Underneath his […]
MLB umpire James Hoye wears Kramer shirt during Braves-Angels game
Instead of “Assman” Cosmo Kramer, how about MLB umpire Cosmo Kramer? During Saturday’s Angels-Braves game in Anaheim, California, umpire James Hoy appeared on the broadcast wearing a shirt featuring the famous “Seinfeld” character underneath his official uniform. Crew chief Hoye was announcing a confirmed solo home run by Braves utility player Whit Merrifield when Angels […]
Blue Jays’ George Springer screams at umpire after ejection, needs to be held back
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer became furious with home plate umpire Manny Gonzalez after being ejected in the bottom of the seventh inning against the Los Angeles Angels. Springer faced Angels pitcher Kenny Rosenberg in the top of the seventh inning. With the count at 1-2, Rosenberg’s pitch was called a ball low and […]