Joe Garagiola said, “Baseball is a funny game.” With that in mind, I offer one of my favorite funny baseball stories this week. It concerns one of baseball’s funniest people ever, umpire Ron Luciano.

A funny sequence during the 1st round match between Ons Jabeur and Jelena Ostapenko in Abu Dhabi. After the match had started ...

Commissioner Rob Manfred upheld a ruling the dismissal of umpire Pat Hoberg for violating MLB's ... [+] betting rules. (AP Foto/Terrance Williams) Pat Hoberg once pitched a perfect game.

Major League Baseball today announced the 2025 slate of free one-day MLB Umpire Camps that will be held across the country this season. The MLB Umpire Camps, which serve as the main pathway for ...

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 ...

Ben Shelton reached the semifinals at the 2025 Australian Open, showing the whole world all his progress with a series of great performances in the last ten days. The American ace plays his best ...

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially named the umpire panel for the upcoming ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025. A total of 12 umpires have been selected to officiate matches in ...

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg after he shared sports betting accounts with a professional poker player who bet on baseball. In a news release issued Monday, the league said it ...

Major League Baseball has fired umpire Pat Hoberg for his association with a known gambler who bet on baseball, Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Monday. Hoberg, 38, considered one of baseball ...

Despite cricket being a lucrative sport, umpiring often lacks financial rewards, discouraging many from pursuing it as a career. This sentiment has been echoed by numerous Bangladeshi umpires, and a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. FILE - Umpire Pat Hoberg looks on during a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Los Angeles ...