Angel Hernandez Is Still the Worst Umpire in MLB History
Angel Hernandez missed most of the 2023 MLB season due to a medical issue, but he's back now and making up for lost time. On Sunday night he was behind the plate as the New York Yankees faced the Houston Astros and, my word, was he terrible. It's just more evidence that Hernandez is the worst umpire in baseball history.
On Sunday, Hernandez missed an eye-popping 23 calls behind the plate. Watch some of them below:
Umpire Angel Hernandez missed 23 calls in the #Yankees #Astros game.
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) August 7, 2023
He now has the lowest correct call rate in the league. pic.twitter.com/jmHyBL677w
Yeesh.
That was his second game behind the plate this season. In the first, he was just as bad:
In Umpire Angel Hernandez's first game behind the plate since an April injury, he struggled to find the bottom of the zone.
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) August 3, 2023
The Nationals announcers were VERY vocal about what they thought of Angel.
Especially after a missed ball led to a hitter's count and a HR. pic.twitter.com/IVCLgOmT28
In that game he had nine missed calls, most at the bottom of the zone:
Umpire: Angel Hernandez
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) August 3, 2023
Final: Brewers 2, Nationals 3#ThisIsMyCrew // #NATITUDE#MILvsWSH // #WSHvsMIL
More stats for this game 👇https://t.co/gMbeuzUgzQ pic.twitter.com/wDxL0dRhF8
After those two games, Hernandez now has the worst correct call rate of all big league umpires.
No one should be surprised by this. Hernandez is so bad, MLB has admitted it publicly a number of times. Even in court filings! He topped our list of the 10 worst umpires in baseball and will again this season.