Umpire Pat Hoberg was fired by Major League Baseball on Monday for sharing his legal sports gambling accounts with a friend who bet on baseball games and for intentionally deleting electronic messages pertinent to the league’s investigation.

MLB opened the investigation last February when it was brought to its attention by the sportsbook, and Hoberg didn’t umpire last season. While MLB said the investigation didn’t uncover evidence Hoberg personally bet on baseball or manipulated games, MLB senior vice president of on-field operations Michael Hill recommended on May 24 that Hoberg be fired.

Commissioner Rob Manfred said Monday he upheld Hill’s decision. Among the highest-rated umpires at judging the strike zone, Hoberg, 38, can apply for reinstatement no earlier than 2026 spring training.

MLB said the friend made 141 baseball bets between April 2, 2021, and Nov. 1, 2023, totaling almost $214,000 with an overall win of nearly $35,000.

NFL: DE Myles Garrett has requested a trade from the Browns with the hope of better positioning himself to win a Super Bowl. The Browns said they aren’t entertaining trade offers for Garrett, who’s under contract for two more seasons on a five-year, $125 million extension he signed in 2020. Garrett is a finalist for his second straight AP Defensive Player of the Year award. ... The Jaguars hired Hall of Fame LT and franchise icon Tony Boselli as executive VP of football operations. Boselli was the first draft pick in the history of the Jaguars in 1995.

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