Umpire Angel Hernandez Continues to be an Embarrassment for MLB After Laughably Bad Game

Even the announcers couldn’t stop ripping him.
Umpire Angel Hernandez Continues to be an Embarrassment for MLB After Laughably Bad Game
Umpire Angel Hernandez Continues to be an Embarrassment for MLB After Laughably Bad Game /

Angel Hernandez is the worst umpire in Major League Baseball. He’s held that title for years and is seemingly doing everything in his power to keep that crown for even more seasons to come. 

If you need any more proof of that then just look at his laughably bad performance behind home plate in Saturday’s Yankees-Marlins game in Miami. Hernandez, who recently returned to work after missing most of the first few months of the season, missed 15 calls in the game and continually had the announcers ripping him for calls that were so obviously wrong. 

This highlight reel should embarrass MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, as well as anyone else who enjoys the sport: 

All of that was pretty pathetic. Look at his report card from the game: 

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What's amazing about that is Marlins ace Sandy Alcántara was somehow able to pitch a complete game and get the win. 

MLB fans crushed Hernandez:

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Andy Nesbitt
ANDY NESBITT

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