Umpire Angel Hernandez had a rough Game 3 of the ALDS on Monday night, having four of his calls reviewed by replay and three overturned in fewer than five innings of the game.
In the bottom of the second, Hernandez called Didi Gregorius safe at first base on a bunt attempt. Replay showed he was out, so the call was overturned.
.@RedSox challenge call that Didi Gregorius is safe at 1B in the 2nd; call overturned, runner is out.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
In the bottom of the third, Hernandez called Gleyber Torres out at first base when he was trying to beat out a grounder. Replay showed that Torres got there at the same time as the throw, so the call was overturned.
.@Yankees challenge call that Gleyber Torres is out at 1B in the 3rd; call overturned, runner is safe.
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— MLB Replay (@MLBReplays) October 9, 2018
Then in the bottom of the fourth, Hernandez called Gregorius out at first on an attempted double play even though Didi beat the throw easily. The call was overturned, making Gregorius safe.
Tough night for umpire Angel Hernandez. Call overturned. pic.twitter.com/KDjRkEDRsO
— YES Network (@YESNetwork) October 9, 2018
In total, Hernandez had three calls overturned through four innings of the game, giving him four calls total overturned in the series.
Hernandez was crushed on Twitter for his series of poor calls.
How Angel Hernandez is still umpiring let alone the playoffs is unreal to me. He is far the worst umpire in the league. Every year.
— Paul Lo Duca (@paulloduca16) October 9, 2018
If any player performed like Angel Hernandez tonight he would be in jeopardy of being benched. Hernandez gets home plate in a playoff game tomorrow.
— Joel Sherman (@Joelsherman1) October 9, 2018
You have got to be kidding me with Angel Hernandez. Geez. This is embarrassing.
— Michael Kay (@RealMichaelKay) October 9, 2018
For the good of the sport send Angel Hernandez home.
— Mike Francesa (@MikeFrancesa) October 9, 2018
Angel Hernandez is suing MLB for discrimination. MLB should be countersuing for malpractice.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) October 9, 2018
Angel Hernandez is an umpire we write about the most frequently at LBS, and it’s all because of his history of unbelievably bad calls. He’s notorious for being a bad umpire. It’s a wonder how he a) still has a job umpiring MLB games and b) is part of crews umpiring playoff games.
