{"id":2255304,"date":"2024-05-29T18:07:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fan-hated-umpire-angel-hernandez-finally-quits-here-are-some-of-the-worst-calls-in-his-disastrous-career\/"},"modified":"2024-05-29T18:10:56","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T22:10:56","slug":"fan-hated-umpire-angel-hernandez-finally-quits-here-are-some-of-the-worst-calls-in-his-disastrous-career","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fan-hated-umpire-angel-hernandez-finally-quits-here-are-some-of-the-worst-calls-in-his-disastrous-career\/","title":{"rendered":"Fan-Despised Umpire Angel Hern\u00e1ndez Retires: Recalling His Most Infamous Calls"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffan-hated-umpire-angel-hernandez-finally-quits-here-are-some-of-the-worst-calls-in-his-disastrous-career%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2255304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Umpire Angel Hern\u00e1ndez, a\u200b divisive figure in baseball officiating, \u200dhas retired after more than 30 years of service. Although known for controversial calls, Hern\u00e1ndez expressed a desire to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/matthew-mcconaughey-and-wife-reveal-creative-ways-they-keep-marriage-alive\/\" title=\"Matthew McConaughey and spouse share secrets to a thriving marriage\">prioritize \u200bfamily time<\/a> in his retirement statement. Fans,\u200d who have long criticized his performance, are relieved at his departure. Social media and sports media \u200bhave chronicled his tumultuous career, highlighting some of his\u2064 most infamous \u200ccalls.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/sports\/\">  Sports <\/a>    <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 29, 2024 at 2:51pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>A much-derided umpire who has long been one of pro baseball fandom\u2019s least favorite officials is finally hanging up his mask and retiring.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, ump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-mlb-umpires-strangely-bad-call-stuns-announcers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Angel Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a>, who has officiated at Major Leagues ball games for more than 30 years, announced on Monday that he is retiring, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/czqqdw3x469o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have decided that I want to spend more time with my family,\u201d Hern\u00e1ndez said in a statement, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/mlb\/news\/angel-hernandez-retires-eight-of-the-controversial-mlb-umpires-worst-calls-including-disastrous-2018-alds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>. \u201cNeedless to say, there have been many positive changes in the game of baseball since I first entered the profession. This includes the expansion and promotion of minorities. I am proud that I was able to be an active participant in that goal while being a major-league umpire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sports media has repeatedly ranked Hern\u00e1ndez as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outkick.com\/sports\/mlb-fans-exhale-most-hated-ump-angel-hernandez-officially-retires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cmost hated,\u201d<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/angel-hernandez-everyones-least-favorite-umpire-is-al-1833350267\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cleast favorite,\u201d<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/baseballs-worst-umpire-time-retires-132420140.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cworst\u201d<\/a> umpire in professional baseball. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/baseball-fanatic-goes-viral-hurling-bricks-rain-ends-message-mlb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fans<\/a> are thrilled to see him go.<\/p>\n<p>While the BBC insisted that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mlb-takes-records-away-babe-ruth-ty-cobb-overnight-incorporating-negro-leagues-stats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MLB<\/a> \u201cdata\u201d showed he wasn\u2019t the worst of all time \u2014 \u201cjust merely below average\u201d \u2014 it did note that when he was wrong, he was \u201cegregiously wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez has been taking brick bats nearly since his first year behind the plate in 1991, and sports writer Roberta Newman insisted, \u201cWhenever I watched or went to a game, no matter what team, when you saw that [Angel Hern\u00e1ndez] was behind the plate, you knew it was going to be a disaster. This isn\u2019t just a matter of opinion. He misses calls constantly and is wildly inaccurate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Social media was flooded with video showing some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-mlb-umpire-hospitalized-scary-game-incident\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">umpire\u2019s<\/a> \u201cworst calls\u201d behind the plate.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Some of Angel Hernandez\u2019s worst calls of 2023 behind home plate.<\/p>\n<p>(Video: Umpire Auditor\/YT) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LT7kY1q0S4\">pic.twitter.com\/LT7kY1q0S4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Baseball\u2019s Greatest Moments (@BBGreatMoments) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBGreatMoments\/status\/1713355342707347690?\">October 15, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you happy Angel Hern\u00e1ndez quit?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/3-ejected-mlbs-controversial-umpire-continues-stoke-anger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">low-lights<\/a> of his career were widely <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2024\/05\/28\/angel-hernandez-worst-calls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared<\/a> by the media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In 1998, for instance, Hern\u00e1ndez called the Braves\u2019 Michael Tucker safe at home despite the fact that New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza clearly beat Tucker to the plate. The call ended up giving the Braves the win, much to the consternation of Mets fans everywhere.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"New York Mets vs Atlanta Braves (7-5-1998) \" he safe what width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mqh9xLb376c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In 2013, Hern\u00e1ndez was blasted for a double that wasn\u2019t when he ruled a fair ball when the Athletics\u2019 Adam Rosales hit one to left-center that obviously hit above the yellow line and should have been ruled as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/20-year-older-roki-sasaki-extends-ideal-innings-streak-to-17-in-npb\/\" title=\"20-Year-Older Roki Sasaki Extends Ideal Innings Streak to 17 in NPB\">game-winning home run<\/a>. Instead, Hern\u00e1ndez called it a double, and Oakland ended up losing the game 4-3.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Worst call ever in baseball MLB May 8th 2013 Adam Rosales' Home Run\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ja1kLQTvwSs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>There was is record-setting fail during the 2018 American League Division Series matchup between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox where four of his calls were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YHt9uiCvijQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">questioned<\/a> and three overturned in one game, the worst record of any ump ever in a playoff series.<\/p>\n<p>Then there was this:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">** NEW UMPIRE AUDITOR RECORD **<\/p>\n<p>Umpire Angel Hernandez rang up Wyatt Langford on three consecutive pitches out of the zone.<\/p>\n<p>The strikeout pitch missed outside by 6.78 inches.<\/p>\n<p>This was the largest miss on a called strikeout in Umpire Auditor history. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BWmizkDsmD\">pic.twitter.com\/BWmizkDsmD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UmpireAuditor\/status\/1779005111525867814?\">April 13, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>His retirement was not lamented, for sure. Needless to say, fans were celebrating at the news.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"es\">Angel Hern\u00e1ndez selfie. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gJTr6Dmq45\">pic.twitter.com\/gJTr6Dmq45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Moke (@Moke453) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Moke453\/status\/1795274469193486499?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The agony that is Angel Hernandez\u2019s umpiring has finally come to a close, so what better time to remember his legacy than right now<\/p>\n<p>Some of Angel Hernandez\u2019s worst calls and most iconic moments, a thread\ud83e\uddf5 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRerPlyhUe\">pic.twitter.com\/yRerPlyhUe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Addison (@YankeeWRLD) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/YankeeWRLD\/status\/1795293184966451421?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Angel Hernandez attending his retirement party <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dq72l9zs8y\">pic.twitter.com\/dq72l9zs8y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shooter McGavin (@ShooterMcGavin_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShooterMcGavin_\/status\/1795456818145018074?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">EXCLUSIVE: inside look at Angel Hernandez\u2019s signature on his retirement papers. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4tboAIUp1l\">pic.twitter.com\/4tboAIUp1l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dayton from Nebraska (@BravesAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BravesAmerica\/status\/1795439785273934336?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Even the indispensable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/parody-song-babylon-bee-skewers-biden-disastrous-time-wh\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Babylon Bee<\/a> took some time to make note of the ump\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Retired Angel Hernandez Gets New Job Inspecting Planes For Boeing <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lmWm21JlCp\">https:\/\/t.co\/lmWm21JlCp<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/X82rHLbzup\">pic.twitter.com\/X82rHLbzup<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheBabylonBee\/status\/1795862887736500526?\">May 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hern\u00e1ndez has been so bad that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2019\/mlb-umpires-strike-zone-accuracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study<\/a> prepared by by Boston University found that he had 2.2 missed calls per inning over his career.<\/p>\n<p>He seems to be leaving the job just a bit bitter. Despite his long time on the job, Hern\u00e1ndez was never promoted to crew chief like others with his long tenure. Consequently, he filed a lawsuit against MLB in 2017 alleging racial discrimination, the BBC reported. A federal appeals court threw out the lawsuit last year.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/byron-donalds-takes-shot-at-host-of-the-view-dares-panel-to-invite-him-on-as-a-guest\/\" title=\"Byron Donalds Takes Shot at Host of 'The View,' Dares Panel to Invite Him On as a Guest\">writing career penning articles<\/a> about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After over 30 years of officiating Major League baseball games, umpire Angel Hern\u00e1ndez, a notorious figure among fans, has announced his retirement. 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