Gettin loose like his calls Makes sense why he stretches the strike zone now - MLB Twitter rips into umpire Angel Hernandez after broadcast shows him stretching out between innings Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout

Gettin loose like his calls Makes sense why he stretches the strike zone now - MLB Twitter rips into umpire Angel Hernandez after broadcast shows him stretching out between innings

Umpire Angel Hernandez was spotted stretching today between innings of the New York Mets versus Cincinnati Reds game umpire is the league's most disliked umpire—a fact that reemerged this evening. In between innings of calling second base for the versus Cincinnati Reds game, broadcast cameras picked up footage of Hernandez stretching out on the field as he prepared for the game to continue. It was an ordinary occurrence, but MLB Twitter lit up with jokes pointing at the infamous umpire. Angel Hernandez getting nice and limber to call some strikes outside the zoneAngel Hernandez getting nice and limber to call some strikes outside the zone It's no surprise that Hernandez is so widely disliked around the league. He's made some downright awful calls behind the plate this year. Some of them have been so bad that they've caused teams to lose games they might have otherwise won. And that has caused players to vent their fury on the field. Kyle Schwarber, for instance, exploded in the ninth inning of an April game versus the Milwaukee Brewers after Hernandez called strike-three on a ball outside the zone. Schwarber threw his bat and helmet and let loose on the umpire, who promptly ejected him from the game. Kyle Schwarber is done with Angel HernandezKyle Schwarber is done with Angel Hernandez Schwarber's meltdown began a league-wide discussion surrounding Hernandez's competency as a home plate umpire. Many fans questioned his physical ability to discern balls from strikes. Tonight, that discussion continued. It's hard work getting to the worst possible spot on the field to aggressively make the wrong call It's hard work getting to the worst possible spot on the field to aggressively make the wrong call Despite Hernandez's obvious ball and strike calling problems, the MLB continues to allow him to man home plate during games. gettin loose like his calls gettin loose like his calls Angel Hernandez wasn't calling home plate tonight. He was positioned at second base. Makes sense why he stretches the strike zone now Makes sense why he stretches the strike zone now

MLB Twitter roasts umpire Angel Hernandez after broadcast cameras catch him stretching between innings

Umpire Angel Hernandez has been one of the main reasons many fans are calling for robot umpires to be introduced in the MLB Being at second base instead of home plate, fans naturally jumped to the conclusion that Hernandez would simply make the wrong call at the opposite end of the diamond. You mean getting limber to call Safe baserunners, Out... You mean getting limber to call Safe baserunners, Out... The human error so prevalent amongst umpires has caused the league to reconsider the possibility of robot umpires. Good to see him take care of everything but his eyes Good to see him take care of everything but his eyes MLB commissioner Rob Manfred admitted earlier this week that robot umpires are a strong possibility for the league in the near future. Rhetorical question - but how does this guy keep his MLB umpiring credentials??? Rhetorical question - but how does this guy keep his MLB umpiring credentials??? The main obstacle to the league introducing robot umpires is that the current human umpires are heavily unionized. "I wonder who's AB I could screw up today.
Oh wait is that Pete Alonso!?!" "I wonder who's AB I could screw up today. Oh wait is that Pete Alonso!?!" Hernandez has complained in the past that the league discriminates against him based on his ethnic background. He has filed multiple lawsuits. He’s that one coworker everyone hates. But puts up with cause he will go to HR and file a complaint. He’s that one coworker everyone hates. But puts up with cause he will go to HR and file a complaint. At the time of writing, the Mets are trailing the Reds 2-3 in the seventh inning. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found