Pat Hoberg
| Pat Hoberg | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Hoberg in 2014 | |
| Born: September 11, 1986 Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2014 | |
| Crew Information | |
| Umpiring crew | 18 |
| Crew members |
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| Career highlights and awards | |
| Special Assignments | |
Patrick Hoberg (born September 11, 1986) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire.
Career[edit]
A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Hoberg graduated from Urbandale High School and Grand View University.[1]
Hoberg made his Major League debut in 2014, and was one of four umpires promoted to the full-time staff in February 2017, upon the retirements of Bob Davidson, John Hirschbeck, Jim Joyce, and Tim Welke.[2]
For the 2018 regular season he was found to be a Top 10 performing home plate umpire in terms of accuracy in calling balls and strikes. His error rate was 7.93 percent. This was based on a study conducted at Boston University where 372,442 pitches were culled and analyzed.[3]
On October 29, 2022, during Game 2 of the 2022 World Series, Hoberg called a "perfect game" with 129 of 129 taken pitches called correctly. Hoberg received widespread praise from both fans and commentators of baseball.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Birch, Tommy (April 5, 2014). "Sunday Stretch: Urbandale umpire Hoberg gets MLB break". Des Moines Register. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "Four longtime MLB umpires set to retire". USA Today. Associated Press. February 22, 2017. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
- ^ "MLB Umpires Missed 34,294 Ball-Strike Calls in 2018. Bring on Robo-umps?". BU Today. Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ Weisman, Max (2022-10-30). "MLB umpire Pat Hoberg praised for calling 'perfect game' in World Series". New York Post. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
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