It’s not something baseball fans are used to seeing — an umpire not missing a call in nine innings.
Despite the pressure of trying to make tough calls in the moment, Pat Hoberg called a perfect game without one mistake, according to Umpire Scorecards during World Series Game 2 Saturday, USA Today reported.
🚨PERFECT GAME🚨
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) October 30, 2022
Umpire: Pat Hoberg
Final: Phillies 2, Astros 5#RingTheBell // #LevelUp#PHIvsHOU // #HOUvsPHI#Postseason
More stats for this game 👇https://t.co/Ic52HanqPA pic.twitter.com/ZfTCNpLU5y
Hoberg has proven how well he calls a game earlier this year, making only one mistake in a game, missing the first pitch that time but calling each other throw accurately, CBS Sports reported.
His milestone did not go unnoticed on social media:
An average MLB umpire would have missed about 9 balls and strikes calls last night. Pat Hoberg missed none. 🔥 https://t.co/mIS2BFpjTo
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) October 30, 2022
Pat Hoberg locked in a room at MLB headquarters next year calling every game via VR https://t.co/J29PLxcgtQ pic.twitter.com/EwSYosR4mI
— Jeromy Krom (@Jkrom34) October 30, 2022
Saturday’s game was Hoberg’s first World Series assignment, CBS Sports reported. He had been a reserve umpire in Game 1.
The Houston Astros beat the Philadelphia Phillies and the series is tied at one game apiece.
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