Patrick Hoberg (born September 11, 1986) is an American Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire.
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Hoberg in 2014 | |
| Born: (1986-09-11) September 11, 1986 (age 36) Des Moines, Iowa | |
| MLB debut | |
| March 31, 2014 | |
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| Umpiring crew | 8 |
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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]