MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández Had Another Embarrassingly Bad Game Behind Home Plate

He missed SO many calls.
MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández Had Another Embarrassingly Bad Game Behind Home Plate
MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández Had Another Embarrassingly Bad Game Behind Home Plate /

In what really (and unfortunately) shouldn’t be news to anyone who follows Major League Baseball, notoriously bad umpire Ángel Hernández had another horrific performance behind home plate on Sunday, and he once again left MLB fans wondering how he’s able to keep his job. 

Hernandez was calling balls and strikes in the series finale between the San Francisco Giants and Atlanta Braves, and let’s just say he had some struggles figuring out where the strike zone was for both teams. 

These two calls below were egregiously bad. You have to love the announcer in the first one explaining how the pitch was “near the outside corner."

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I mean, that one wasn’t close at all.

Check out this one: 

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Brutal.

This pitch chart shows just how bad of a day Hernández had in Atlanta: 

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There's just no way Hernández should be allowed behind home plate the rest of the season. 

Fans blasted him: 

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