CC Sabathia went in on umpire Angel Hernandez after his New York Yankees lost Game 4 of the ALDS on Tuesday night.
Sabathia pitched and took the loss after allowing three runs on five hits and two walks in three innings against the Boston Red Sox.
Sabathia was furious with Hernandez after the game, calling the umpire “terrible” and expressing frustration that he was assigned a playoff series.
CC Sabathia on Angel Hernandez: “He’s absolutely terrible. He was terrible behind the plate today. He was terrible at first base. It’s amazing how he’s getting jobs umpiring in these playoff games.”
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) October 10, 2018
More CC Sabathia on Angel Hernandez: “He shouldn’t be anywhere near these playoff games.”
“He’s bad. I don’t understand why he’s doing these games.”
“It’s sad that he’s doing these games. It’s crazy.”
“He’s always bad. He’s a bad umpire.”
— Tim Healey (@timbhealey) October 10, 2018
The complaints from Sabathia may come across as sour grapes, but a number of people in the MLB community will agree with him. Not only that, but Sabathia has history with Hernandez, as he yelled at him during a game in April.
Hernandez had five calls reviewed during the series, with four being overturned. He made some questionable calls behind the plate on balls and strikes Tuesday night, but on the few times we cross-checked his calls with MLB.com’s Gameday, his calls mostly seemed good.
