Appears to be like like Angel Hernandez will keep his status as MLB’s worst umpire.
Hernandez was behind the plate Sunday evening for a Phillies-Brewers matchup and blew repeated calls – a lot to the chagrin of gamers and followers alike.
The 60-year-old missed 19 calls, together with calling a strike for a pitch that missed the the field by a season-high 6.47 inches. Based on Umpire Auditor, Hernandez’s right proportion stood at a measly 85.3 p.c.
One Phillies fan wished to talk his thoughts to Hernandez after the sport and waited for him within the car parking zone.
When Hernandez drove by, the livid fan shouted towards the umpire’s automobile. “Angel Hernandez you stink,” he yelled. “I don’t such as you.” Hernandez merely responded with a smile as he drove away.
Throughout Sunday’s brutal sport, each groups repeatedly complained about Hernandez’s calls. Kyle Schwarber was ejected in the ninth inning for going off on the ump after one more horrible one.
The left fielder threw his bat and helmet after being known as out, confronted Hernandez over his judgement and stormed again to the dugout. Schwarber returned as soon as extra to remind Hernandez of what a horrible job he was doing earlier than leaving the sport.
“Everybody type of noticed what was happening,” Schwarber mentioned. “I’m not right here to bury anybody, however that wasn’t superb. You would like that, I don’t know the way to actually say it, it simply wasn’t superb.”
ESPN “Sunday Night time Baseball” analyst David Cone chipped in on the published to agree with Schwarber’s frustrations. “I’m shocked it took this lengthy for any individual to have that type of an outburst,” he mentioned.
Hernandez’s reign of terror lasted simply two hours and 49 minutes, with Milwaukee clinching the win, 1-0.
