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Major League umpires have a great responsibility to get all decisions right during games. World Series. And with replays and challenges advancing in MLB, umpires are getting more criticism when they make a bad call.
In the case of the head umpire in Game 2 of the World Series, Pat Hoberg, he was able to keep his cool and call a “perfect game” in Game 2 of the World Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Houston Astros Saturday. According to the account of Umpire Scorecards en TwitterHoberg correctly called each of the game’s 129 pitches in the Astros’ 5-2 victory.
ð¨PERFECT GAMEð¨
Umpire: Pat Hoberg
Final: Phillies 2, Astros 5#RingTheBell // #LevelUp#PHIVsHOU // #HOUvsPHI#PostseasonMore stats for this game ðhttps://t.co/Ic52HanqPA pic.twitter.com/ZfTCNpLU5y
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) October 30, 2022
It was the first game of the World Series in his career following serving as a backup umpire in Game 1 of the World Series, for the 36-year-old Hoberg.
Early in the 2022 season, Hoberg was one blow call away from calling a “perfect game” when he went 122-for-123 in a game between the Phillies and Colorado Rockies. The only blemish on him was a strike he called a ball.
Pat Hoberg following calling the second perfect game in WS history pic.twitter.com/lgtuX4Y3xH
— FAX Sports: MLB î¨ (@MLBONFAX) October 30, 2022
Hoberg had previously umpired 371 MLB games as a call umpire before being promoted to full-time MLB staff umpire in 2017.
