The WORST Umpire In Baseball History

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[@grandwonder5858]

Is he the same umpire that officiated Game 3 between the Astros and the Yankees in the playoffs this year? That umpire was atrocious! He consistently called about 65 pitches that he ruled as "strikes" against the Astros hitters that he ruled as "balls" against the Yankees hitters! A couple of the pitches that Christian Javier threw were perfect strikes that landed nearly dead in the middle of the strike zone and he ruled them as "balls!" Lucky for the Astros they were clearly the much better hitting and pitching team that night or else they would have lost the game to the Yankees! That umpire tried really hard to cheat for the Yankees that night! He has no business officiating games in any level of baseball, never mind the MLB level!

[@gohabs8918]

He seems like an awful human being who happens to be an umpire

[@ChadZimmerman-em7me]

😂😂😂

[@Low.Key.Music01]

If Angel Hernandez were a cop, he'd write a ticket to people who drove through a green light

[@taylorh.3484]

Good analogy.

[@reggieterry6720]

There are bad cops teachers mfg workers that hid behind the union

[@827Drew]

I think he needs glasses or something. It would be hard to wear them behind the mask though, so he won't say anything. The MLB probably wouldn't let him do that. He could be a 1st or 3rd base umpire though.

[@pastorjuanloredo5615]

Or for going the speed limit

[@poopoogamer1232]

If Angel Hernandez were a cop, he would be very good at using his knee

[@valorghost053]

When the team benefitting from the bad calls is asking, "What are you doing?" You know he's bad.

[@Cr1ms0nRav3n]

Bad....or rigging the game. There’s definitely something going on behind the scenes with this guy, if he’s constantly calling bad plays when they’re obvious to everyone else. There’s corruption with the MLB and the union that protects him. Just like it’s an open secret that boxers throw their fights at times or prolong the fights because there’s a lot of money behind the scenes exchanging hands, I have no doubt it’s the same with other sports like baseball. No doubt in my mind, Hernandez was intentionally calling bad plays and rigging games. Probably lining his pockets with a piece of that pie too.

[@stuartholden6163]

@@Cr1ms0nRav3n I suspect MLB knew about the steroids and continued to line their pockets before they got called out on it.

[@Cr1ms0nRav3n]

@@stuartholden6163 oh definitely.

[@zacknewton1064]

Angel not only makes shit calls, he does everything in his power to make the game about himself

[@iTalkStudios]

yep, it’s terrible

[@709mash]

He learned that from Joe west

[@joshbattista7049]

Too true

[@GenF91]

True.

[@ecleveland1]

You are 100% correct!

[@alann5003]

The best umpires go unnoticed.

[@ericsmith8373]

When MLB phoned Hernandez to ump a WS game, Angel missed the call.

[@Gsmooth10455]

HAHA! Good one!

[@TheFruitney]

LOL...

[@taekwondotime]

I see what you did there. LOL.

[@jc-iw4to]

LOLOLOLOL!!

[@jessebaker5940]

lmfao

[@termin8953]

I think if robotic umpires become a thing, then they should be given an acronym that spells ANGEL , so everyone will always know who made them necessary.

[@bigharrykochenbauls4567]

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[@JohnSmith-ck3cq]

Ha! That's great!

[@domenicsantilli400]

@@bigharrykochenbauls4567 nachos

[@99bimmer]

Automated, Non Garbage, Examining Laser. That's the best I could come up with

[@arianebolt1575]

Automated Never Get Something

[@anthonyraineri5190]

At my place of work it's 3 strikes and you're out of there, with Angel behind the plate it's 3 strikes and you're on first base.

[@mattwalsh7853]

Such a good comment

[@ronnelson7828]

4 balls and you're out.

[@josemeda4592]

LOL

[@josemeda4592]

@@ronnelson7828 LOL take your out.

[@unputer]

Where do you work?

[@joshuagarrett9171]

There was one time where Angel made a genuinely great call and I didn’t believe it until they showed the play in super slow motion 😂

[@mondomama7223]

Rolling Sir!😂

[@squirrelsarepeopletoo6678]

Even a blind squirrel ...

[@dannycarlow8204]

Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

[@MikeBesk]

You can make anyone look bad by selecting certain clips from their entire career. For Angel Hernandez though, it would be difficult to select enough clips to make him look good.

[@florians9949]

You know murder is illegal? Because damn that was brutal.

[@keithinscho374]

He's horrible

[@fanny2081]

You know that he is a god at balks right?

[@kan6039]

@@fanny2081 you know he is god awful at literally everything else

[@Skeezle1986]

The word is IMPOSSIBLE lol

[@difference9240]

Hernandez gets fired for doing his job incorrectly Hernandez: “It’s racism”

[@Daniel-ed9gn]

Worst part is that him doing that takes away credibility from people who may have actually experienced racism in major league sports.

[@kevinv9217]

Play the race card

[@Andrew-zm1zb]

Not even fired, just not promoted 😂

[@rd9793]

Isn't it always racism?

[@stephaniegormley9982]

Blind people are a race?

[@Jackson-T23]

I had a dream where Angel Hernandez, Joe West, Laz Diaz, and CB Bucknor were all chosen as the officiating crew for the World Series, and both teams forfeited in protest. 😂😂😂

[@dylanblurton1881]

At least CB Bucknor isn't an arrogant tool like Angel Hernandez

[@sargejr51]

You nailed it. Those are the worst umpires by far.

[@andyd_9]

I agree, but since it is a WS game, Eric Gregg should also be out there! He arguably had the worst called game in the history of the playoffs in 1997 behind the plate. I still have nightmares over that one!

[@Jackson-T23]

@@andyd_9 Yeah that was pretty bad.

[@alethiapotter9218]

Ding Ding!!!!!

[@thomwinters7314]

The biggest stars in baseball need to inform they won't play if Angel is one of the umpires and pay any fines resulting from it. They can afford it. If Ohtani wouldn't come on the field, if Angel was on it, he'd be gone in a minute.

[@AlanpittsS2b]

Angel retired recently I think. I agree with you though. It is crazy he has had so many issues but he isn’t rated anywhere near the worst umpires in baseball as far as stats only goes. I do think things would have gone better for him if he had admitted to screwing up the home run call in Oakland instead of blaming the replay equipment. MLB said that’s why he was not selected for playoff games after. But nope he sued for discrimination and lost 😂😂😂😂.

[@lscales6131]

I loved how he sued MLB and the judge was like “nah you just suck at your job that’s why you haven’t gotten post season work and crew chief status”

[@geoffreyfaltot1006]

Thank goodness

[@enthusiastofcute]

Hold on, the man sued the MLB??? Did he seriously think anything would come out of that? Even people with legit reasons to sue the league usually just get the case thrown out because Money talks

[@nommchompsky]

@@enthusiastofcute Last month he asked an appeals court to reinstate his lawsuit. He's claiming MLB manipulated his performance reviews to make him look bad lol

[@enthusiastofcute]

@@nommchompsky damn, well he’s persistent. I’ll give him that

[@CJEstradaMartinez]

I wish I was there to witness hearing that ruling from the judge.

[@crrison26]

The umpires' union protecting him is the only reason he hasn't been fired

[@mrmoose6619]

No truer words have ever been typed.

[@sperreault]

@JoeBidens Bunghole And teacher's unions

[@sperreault]

@JoeBidens Bunghole Watch "Waiting for Superman".

[@JBSauce]

Faaaaaact.

[@kch7051]

@Blue Patriot or they’ve become unsustainable

[@Mattcruzedc]

It bothers me so much that umpires are never held accountable for their mistakes. You can’t say anything about them because you’ll be fined or suspended.

[@kbaer3038]

Classic God complex?

[@michaelenriquez5734]

Eeehh I think there's not enough umpires wanting to deal with peoples bullshit. I'm an umpire I call what I see, don't like it? Hey take whatever steps necessary, they won't fire him because NO ONE WANTS TO UMPIRE. They take what they can get

[@33fastcar]

Bad umpires & worse, bad politicians...

[@jefffuller9918]

I was at an Orioles game a few years back. An umpire actually ejected a fan from the game. He couldn't handle criticism.

[@therealthreadkilla]

It's the same with the intellectual anointed where policy decision that have disastrous outcomes and where they paid no price for being wrong.

[@GoDzBlooDz]

wish we all could sign a petition to get this man fired and banned from MLB for just being so damn terrible 🤣

[@Briansgate]

If most people had a 20% efficiency rating at work, they would be fired.

[@scsmith4604]

He got promoted

[@puckerings]

Hernandez is terrible, but you're lying with statistics there. He didn't get 80% of his calls wrong. He got 80% OF THE CALLS THAT WERE SUBMITTED FOR REVIEW wrong. He made way more than 5 calls that game. All of the other calls he got right, apparently.

[@Briansgate]

@@puckerings that is true, I'll grant you that. I was thinking in lines of what was reviewed. Even if he gets every other call right, it's still bad. And let's face it, if he got 4 out of 5 wrong that they did review, gotta wonder how many others he has blown. But you are right, that % was misleading as hell.

[@howardlevine6980]

His calls are below the Mendoza line

[@ariochiv]

Not if they were union workers.

[@bobcarp1239]

I don't know about the worst in history, but definitely in the last 175 years.....

[@jasondousett3620]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@h3llrayzor59]

EPIC COMMENT!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@johnpendleton9326]

Joe West has to be considered.

[@brianemerich2524]

@@johnpendleton9326 i was gonna say this, there is only one other who can compare to how bad hernandez is and that is joe west. the guy can legit barely stand up after he crouches down anymore and has the only highlight reel of bad calls to match angel.

[@jakeburkhart1363]

Joe west isn't bad when making calls, he just has an ego bigger than his neck and it has been a massive problem for a long time, and everyone hates him for it.

[@thebigcnel]

The amount of monetary damage angel has done to MLB is incalculable. The fact they keep him and guys like him around makes them deserve everything they get.

[@womp47]

pretty sure they have no control over it

[@johnhawks1642]

Umpires have a union. MLB might want to fire them but is not able to.

[@adventureswitharizonaart6117]

They keep him and guys like him around because we will talk about him and make and watch videos about him. He is a marketing tool. Or just a tool in general.

[@incognito5986]

Who watches these overpaid kneelers anyway? Pro sports are DEAD. Quit supporting overpaid shills.

[@joconnor3567]

I agree. MLB keeps telling the viewing public that improving the product is their foremost concern. Yet Angel and a few others remain employed and impacting the viewing experience in a negative way.

[@jeffwenger5610]

His ego ruins the game, get rid of him.

[@ethan60645]

Damn, Angel really made 212 accounts to dislike this

[@stevepicray8438]

Might not all be him. It might be the people who realized that the narrator of this video is straight-up reading from AH's Wikipedia page for this video.

[@m1a2sepv33]

@@stevepicray8438 it’s a joke

[@denisetidwell3425]

I'm surprised that ego driven douchebag only made that many. He probably tried to get his Mom to make a few but she refused because she thinks he's a complete tool like the rest of us do.

[@darrenmuse]

Seriously, who is the communist who is angry about people saying bad things about Angel fucking Hernandez?!

[@octaviuseugeneraymond5493]

now 400

[@iTalkStudios]

Do you agree?

[@pugswin1887]

Everyone should agree

[@peytonsucksatgaming3805]

its hard not to after watching him ump

[@ericg1938]

its Joe (Tor-ee)

[@paulolden4337]

You need to take the video down and re-cut the audio track. You can't spend all that time ripping Hernandez for his errors when you, yourself, screw up like that. Yes, it's that big of a deal.

[@markb3451]

I’m a bitter Angels fan that still thinks Doug Eddings is the worst.

[@bsargent8935]

Just saying the words "angel hernandez is the worst umpire" earns a like

[@eggsandbacon1573]

Have a like mate

[@rickpaton7538]

Automatic

[@Robocoppat]

He's just jealous because he couldn't become a ball player!

[@johnfairweather9188]

He’s still employed for the same reason many horrible employees are still employed: they are protected by their union.

[@trevorhubbard6416]

Being the worst is one thing but being as proud of it as he is really amazes me

[@chasman9662]

He says "I'm number 1. I'm number 1."

[@billyrodriguez1878]

Just like cops!

[@ariochiv]

With malignant narcissism, it's always someone else's fault.

[@andrewlee5372]

@@billyrodriguez1878 the fuck?

[@billyrodriguez1878]

@Bipolar Bryan I just turned 55 this Mother’s Day and have had my run ins with police. Being a minority with a good car, I am an emergency medicine physician, I have been stopped just for fishing expeditions. They think that they are masters of the world. Just see what is happening on the news. Power leads to corruption in the long run, just like umpires.

[@ClaytonBigsby93]

Employing angel hernandez as an MLB umpire is like hiring Stevie Wonder as a school bus driver.

[@grandwonder5858]

😂 I feel the same way about these bozos in the MLB organization that continue to use flawed and corrupt human beings to make strike and ball calls when we could be using electronic devices that could call the game a billion times more accurately and fairly! Maybe it's up to the Yankees to decide since the vast majority of the time it's the Yankees that are benefitting the most from these umpires' bad calls!

[@sonnyborja9375]

Hahahahihihilol

[@drrichardwiesenhuber]

That is insulting to Stevie Wonder 😂

[@edro3838]

🤣

[@FunBunChuck]

Hey! Stevie Wonder as a blind man is still a better possible bus driver than Hernandez ever was an Umpire! 🤣

[@mariosaccoccio1688]

As a high school baseball umpire, knowing how hard it is to make the right call, I would have to agree that Hernandez is horrible. However, he is protected by their union & will continue to work. That's the real horrible part of this.

[@user-sg6fw7zh3b]

30 years of umping experience from Little League to Adult leagues and our Board really has no tolerance for criticism of fellow umpires, but I am sure an exception might be made for Angel 😇.

[@NN-oz6rr]

​@@user-sg6fw7zh3bYou will all be replaced by robots 😊

[@2110devildog]

If I performed at my job like he performs at his, I would’ve been fired a long time ago.

[@ashleywalker8994]

If Angel was your boss, you'd be given a promotion hahaha

[@georgefoley7841]

Thats the point....why don't you invite a dozen MLB umpires to watch you do your job and bash you publicly?

[@hughmongous9729]

2 words why Angela "Karen" Hernandez will always have a job in mlb Umpires Union

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

Discrimination lawsuit.

[@miken7750]

WRONG..HIS LATINO BACKGROUND

[@Jaime16921]

They should bring up a couple Alfonso Marquez' and get rid of Angel

[@jguthrie6456]

One word QUOTA!

[@bigjohn2073]

No doubt about it.

[@georgesouthwick7000]

In his book, “Baseball is a Funny Game”, Joe Garagiola states that the best compliment you can give an umpire is after the game, you don’t remember his name.

[@ThePsho]

Just like an offensive lineman in the NFL. If you never hear his name, he played a good game.

[@chrism.1749]

Greg Bibson is an exception 😎

[@dahillbillynews5923]

RIGHT!!! We are supposed to show up and the only thing the managers know about us is we did the pregame meeting at home plate.

[@lakerskid2013]

@@chrism.1749 Joe Thomas the other one.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Same with hockey referees.

[@llongdong]

We had a Ump in High School that kept a 16oz beer in his chest protector. He had cut a little pocket out the back of it that he could insert the can into. He'd "go to the bathroom" at least 3 times between innings during the games. This was his cover to dump an empty and insert a new can. During the game, he'd pull the protector up over his face like he was "adjusting" it repeatedly. That was when he'd take a gulp. He once called a 9th inning pitch thrown behind my buddy Everett's back a strike. Great memories.

[@williamleewolverine]

I don’t know whether to be impressed or kinda sorry for him. Regardless, a pretty cool story.

[@prowlprime]

Add Eric Gregg to this list. As a Braves fan, I'll never forget how bad he was in the 1997 playoffs. He was calling strikes so far out of the strike zone that the catcher was literally setting up behind the batter's box. And Levan Hernandez just kept throwing "strikes" out there---the Braves had zero chance of hitting any of those pitches. So, Angel Hernandez and Eric Gregg are the worst. And Angel was always looking to start something with players rather than being an agent of calm. He consistently instigates confrontations.

[@sethtate2079]

I think Gregg had money on that game. Those balls were ,18 inches off the plate.

[@kayakerdude3727]

That may be true .... Buuuuuuuut I clearly remember Braves catchers setting up a couple inches off the plate and out of the strike zone in the early to mid 90's and whenever Tom Glavine or Avery hit the mitt in that spot it was called a strike - It wasn't. The overhead shots clearly showed the ball an inch or more off the plate when it passed by.

[@M98-j9k]

That statement takes balls!!! Maddux didn't throw a legit strike for a decade!!!

[@craigslater2321]

Add Bob Davidson

[@ericday4505]

Eric had that terrible game, it was like he was having a seizure or something, it was horrific, but the guy really was a good umpire, especially on the bases, he had some tough games behind the plate but he was a solid ump, Charlie Williams however was another terrible ump.

[@ldj7039]

He and Joe West are perfect for each other

[@FHL-Devils]

Should have put them in a crew together just so they could eject each other.

[@MrJamberee]

I think Joe West needs an honorable mention, at least.

[@feiny9361]

@@FHL-Devils iconic response. Had me dying

[@edwardvalencia9873]

And Joe Buck's World Series commentating

[@RecoveringAddict101]

Joe West was once a decent NL Umpire in his early days. Oh well...

[@axstinfn]

If the Yankees and Red Sox agree on something you know he's bad 😂😂

[@tbdrummer67]

The only way to get rid of him is for every manager to get to the field, wait for game time, then say, "Oh Angel is on? We'll wait for another umpire." Then refuse to take the field, fines or not. If enough teams just refuse to play when he's on crew, fans will demand money back, and MLB will have to do something.

[@russs7574]

In all this hubbub over Angel Hernandez, can we take a moment and appreciate how terribly brutal Joe West is as well?

[@dennisholiday1868]

Cow Boy Joe West must had got mugged at 13th and Market Street in Philly because he hated The Phillies!

[@markbotta8567]

But at least he's retired and can do no more harm.

[@theredman2783]

Don't forget that he's also really fat

[@mondomama7223]

Oh YES!!! West Was A Whole Shit Box Of Confusion To Me!!!

[@TheChristianNomad]

Strangely as bad as Joe West was, over the past decade Angel has managed to be at least twice as bad. West has generally serviceable with a really bad game here and there. Angel hasn't had a game that wasn't bad in years.

[@Jycatgc6282]

MLB Newest Rule: The more errors the umpire make, he gets demoted back to the Minor League till he works on his calls. Are you referring to Ángel Hernandéz? Yep. Demote him.

[@RUSTYCHEVYTRUCK]

That would be actually relatively fair, it wouldn’t be putting them out of work, therefore not triggering the umpire Union and the major leagues get rid of the incompetent guys

[@NJGuy1973]

If that was the case, Angel Hernandez would be umpiring a T-ball game.

[@tyjones5019]

@@NJGuy1973 And even that, badly!

[@davidlibby5430]

Oh! NO! NO! NO! I don't want him umping my 5 year old grandson's T-Ball games! He would even terrible selling shoes. May he need to shovel $hit at the local stock yards 18 hours a day.

[@justyourlocalbernana1823]

Answer to why he's still employed: The umpires all have each others backs, and MLB has been trying to dump Demon Hernandez for a while now.

[@dirtyharrycallahan527]

All I saw was the title and knew it had to be about Hernandez, that's how infamous he's become for making terrible calls.

[@BillF1967]

“Joe TORE???” Come on, man.

[@atlantaguitar9689]

Yea what’s up with that ?

[@patrickwillard2815]

Thank god it wasn’t just me. You’re making a video about baseball and you don’t know how to pronounce Joe Torre? Oy vey!

[@jakev4191]

Put some respect on his name. Com on man

[@kaimaynor2007]

@Kevin L Not one mistake, the same mistake multiple times in the same video. Torre is a HOFer and has been an extremely well recognized figure in baseball for years. You lose credibility when you make an egregious error like that, especially in a video where you're killing an umpire for making errors.

[@screwgoogle4993]

@@kaimaynor2007 YOU lose credibility when you make decisions on whether or not someone is credible based on a pronunciation error. These things happen in video production. Things slip by. There's even a pin. "Egregious". Fucking drama queen. No seriously if you're the type of person to get mad when your name is mispronounced, you're a worthless diva.

[@frankflores1917]

I didn’t even have to look at the picture while reading the title...lol

[@JustarandomJames]

Right.

[@src0241]

100% knew exactly the Ump the clip was going to talk about 😂😂

[@Robocoppat]

He'll play the race card every chance he gets.

[@carbonbiker]

Once you know Angel Hernandez is umping a game he always seems to become part of the game’s story - when he should be working to be invisible. Horrible ambassador for the game.

[@ltyr-mr2if]

That's why I'm not into basketball. The refs have way too much subjective control over the game.

[@lightningshy5287]

It seems to be overly complicated to find the Umpire schedule, but I only ever seek it to find out if Angel is umping in a game for my team.

[@intraterrestrial5035]

What's his annual salary in bribe money?

[@guitarhero6584]

That's so racist

[@carbonbiker]

@@guitarhero6584 no such thing. There has been nothing racist here.

[@Leavon]

Send him down to officiate in the Minors, never let him near a Major league game ever again? The Clubs do it with players that don't measure up.

[@michaelsmith7858]

Imagine Joe Buck calling a game and Angel Hernandez is behind the plate.... only in my nightmares

[@andrewmiller2429]

Why would you put that nightmare in someone’s head.........

[@NeNe-AZ]

omg...

[@johnmaki6821]

And Joe west on first yikes

[@crungefactory]

Don't understand the hate for buck. I think he's just fine

[@alansnyder2177]

I’ve seen that game…

[@ER-vr6sj]

Agreed. The only reason he's still calling games is due to the union and the lawsuits he's brought against MLB. Those types of lawsuits don't have to be true to have the desired impact.

[@gridlore]

I literally cannot watch games when he's behind home plate. He is so incompetent, so arrogant, it sends my blood pressure through the roof.

[@skttnm]

You just described my ex-wife 😂

[@stevengraham3138]

Angel has ruined countless games and calls unwatchable incompetent

[@WillCamx]

What Angel really meant was "They discriminated against me because of my incompetence".

[@TheSeeohhdee]

i feel like joe west watches this video as inspiration every night...

[@jeffstephen90]

Joe West is Angel’s hero

[@brucesmith9144]

Joe West is Angel Hernandez with even more arrogance.

[@tomsmith5216]

@@brucesmith9144 And a huge belly

[@mikecustenborder3991]

Joe West was his mentor.

[@Dragonnox]

I don't mind when Umps make bad calls. They are human. It happens. It isn't great, but okay, it's expected that even the best umpire will occasionally get a call wrong. What I hate is the ego and the smugness they show after it, playing the victim and antagonising the players and coaches.

[@taylorprocker]

We all know Angel goes home, puts on his heels, smears his lips stick and cries in his pillow

[@jasondyrkacz8270]

That's why I cut Jim Joyce some slack about the Gallaraga perfect game. He knew he screwed up and showed remorse. Angel Hernandez would never do that.

[@williamsuberalles9558]

@@jasondyrkacz8270 Jim Joyce is a legend He's an example to what all the other umpires should be like I think he also saved someones life using CPR but I don't know if that was him

[@williamsuberalles9558]

@@scotttild was? Is he retired or he sucks now?

[@jamesanthony5681]

I mind. It's not a difficult job and they are supposedly the best at what they do.

[@destroybot3000]

Lol that look back @0:21 when he doesn't get the most obvious strike call. Like, it's not even anger, just pure shock.

[@delphic464]

Angel Hernandez will end up in the Hall of Fame as the umpire that inspired the the fans, teams, and league to finally accept robo-umps. He will be remembered as a hero to MLB.

[@mikej8382]

I've been ready to accept a robot umps in baseball since before we had the tech to do it. The game has been mostly a crap shoot since the very beginning. Any close game could have went either way.

[@ginoferiante7140]

Yeah I agree. Bring on the bots. Too many terrible calls.

[@extramolestrial5417]

Please bring robo umps

[@michaelrimmer4200]

Don't forget Joe West he not too far behind 🤣

[@purtis99]

CB Buknor

[@detltu]

I don't watch baseball at all. I know two names currently involved in baseball, Joe West and Angel Hernandez. Not for good reasons.

[@ginoferiante7140]

As a Giants fan I learned about Joe West. He obviously hated MadBum. He didn’t even try to hide it.

[@bigbluelt56]

Worst five umps: Angel Hernandez Joe West CB Bucknor Laz Diaz Alfonso Marquez

[@Echomackay]

i’m a beginner in baseball from the UK and i’ve heard of him 🤣🤣🤣

[@unablenarwal8863]

I think that’s the worst insult an umpire could ever hear

[@rafaelmartell6918]

I wouldn't be surprised if Vladimir Putin heard of him.

[@tnewsted17]

This is so true. I am surprised that pitchers and catchers don’t have a sign that says high fastball I’ll duck and let it hit Angel in the face. At least in hockey we can shoot the puck at them and say oops I was trying to clear it around the boards

[@BrimoStudios]

From my understanding, MLB have been trying to get rid of Angel for years, but the Union protects him.

[@davej.meister5421]

Get rid of Joe West and Jerry Crawford, too. Keep Jim Joyce.

[@JamezGrimm]

I can tell you why he's still employed... Union. That's it. He's part of the MLBUA, the MLB doesn't have the balls to fire him and face the legal battle that will inevitably come. If the union didn't exist Angel would be an after thought.

[@kennyc388]

The worst part of unions is they protect the worst and the laziest.

[@scottrose7728]

Same as any other union, all they do is protect the worthless f***s that can't do their job.

[@markanderson4163]

BS

[@BlueSkyCrystals]

Yes. Without the union, he would have been fired 20 years ago.

[@realtree297]

@@BlueSkyCrystals thats the way it is in most unions, what makes them so useless. Gotta protect those union dues

[@verybadreviews511]

Glad to see that slide into Piazza included here. I've been looking for that clip for awhile. Runner was 100 percent dead to rights out, but was called safe because Hernandez wanted to go home after a long day.

[@joshs4594]

Hernandez is making a case for the dreaded robo-ump.

[@bullinmd]

Joe West isn't far behind.

[@maddie0270]

Don’t forget about CB Buckner, I think he is worse than Joe West and that is pretty bad

[@maddie0270]

Bucknor , sorry for the spelling error but he umps worse than I spell

[@michaelbaucom4019]

Sad thing is, West used to be a good umpire....Hernandez( and Bucknor) have ALWAYS been worthless

[@patriceodom2553]

Joe West ejected Mr. Padre!!! Tony Gwynn, terrible umpire.

[@DeathBook85]

Damn, Hernandez created 34 accounts to dislike this video

[@rla1000]

Fellow umpires. They're like the blue wall.

[@Defossion1]

Also Joe Torre and his friends for mispronouncing his name.

[@my2l]

joe tor

[@erod818]

LOL

[@orange-rv9ek]

That's because he mispronounced Joe Torre LMAO people are ridiculous

[@nynomadfjc3907]

umpires were the ones picked on their entire lives. MLB needs to hold umpires accountable for their garbage calls

[@stevengraham3138]

Angle Hernandez is the 1000000% worst umpire I’ve watched baseball since 1975 just ruins the game wrong guy wrong job

[@Barkebain]

Almost a decade ago, I watched a game that hernandez worked. After the game (decided by hernandez, not the world class athletes), I wrote MLB an email letting them know that I would not watch another MLB game until they fired all the bad umpires, or replaced them with technology. They have done neither, and I have not watched another game on TV or in person.

[@adamfine9228]

Lol nobody cares,including MLB that u don't watch any baseball games in TV. Ur pretty stupid for thinking writing an email to them is going to persuade them to fire all the bad umps

[@andrewcross8244]

At least you stuck with your word

[@Slinger43]

MLB will do nothing, unless the the tv network's & all their 💰💰💰 insist upon it. It's basically the same in every major sport, hell NASCAR & The NFL have been letting the Network's run their sport for the last couple decade's now! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@nocturnalnun]

That’s petty

[@GeekRex]

I will never understand how this guy kept his job for even one year.

[@crewguy155]

That's easy. He's part of a union. Instead of the union getting rid of bad umpires (Angel Hernandez, Joe West, C.B. Bucknor), they will protect them and their jobs.

[@GeekRex]

@@crewguy155 and just FOPs all over the country, bad cops like Chauvin doing bad things. The problem with these unions is that they have way too much control.

[@shutupmanful]

Unions... fuck em

[@GeekRex]

@@shutupmanful greedy out of control capitalists....fuck 'em. Why do you hate workers?

[@frankcastle7036]

@@crewguy155 don’t forget Ron Kulpa

[@davidvasquez6920]

I'm still waiting on the day a player who had enough, knocks Hernandez lights out. Unfortunately, the player will be arrested for assault, and Hernandez will still have a job.

[@ejdiii333]

a few months the local jail is not so bad, as all the other inmates will treat you like a hero,. And if you take your fingers and jamb them deep in his eyes, he will not have his job, and maybe then he would realize what an ass he is.

[@Phoenix1Leader]

Depends on how hard they hit him though… 😉

[@jamesrobertsonrobertson5690]

IAN Kinsler would've been a good candidate for doing just that, especially with the bat in his hand!!

[@benwhealler4278]

I will personally pay that player’s bail. Whoever it is.

[@Jimmie16]

Credit to the players that none of them every smacked him, becuase he deserved it the man ruined every game he was ever involved in.

[@grege5074]

wouldn't be surprised if Angel's name is dropped like Tim Donaghy some day. I'm not exactly a virtuoso in my job but nobody can be *that* bad that consistently unless they're fixing games

[@raylopez99]

Many decades ago I maintained the umps will change the strike zone to make games more competitive, under a sort of mercy rule letting the team that's behind catch up. Many decades later I saw a Sabermetrics style statistical study that concluded just that. As for this ump, he may be just trying to get into the limelight due to psychological issues.

[@jamesanthony5681]

Interesting. If I'm MLB, I'd be inclined to look into that.

[@ItsAllAboutGuitar]

Absolutely. If you go back and watch when the Marlins "won" the world series, you'll see some pretty outrageous strike zones. There are many more examples too. I wouldn't be surprised if it was Angel behind the plate.

[@ahogg5960]

@@ItsAllAboutGuitar If you're referring to the game Livan Hernandez was getting strike calls with pitches a foot off the plate, that wasn't Angel. That was Eric Gregg. And he never umpired a postseason game again for the rest of his life.

[@dingdong7610]

@@ItsAllAboutGuitar Rijo in 90 was too

[@luishernandez5732]

Imagine an air traffic controller, a heart surgeon or a knife thrower at a circus with the same level of competence as him.

[@kkttss1928]

Excellent point

[@gabrielkelly2631]

He'd be in jail

[@jamarflorence4246]

Well glad they deal with games like Hernandez does.

[@FelonyVideos]

I see dead people.

[@doc25000]

I'm waiting for a manager to walk out of the dugout and eject the ump lol That would be the greatest laugh ever!

[@theknickerbocker5808]

We would have to bring back Earl Weaver God rest his soul

[@JosephTMeiroseIV]

Came back two years since this video dropped. He's still calling the game and he's even worse now.

[@jackclegg8398]

Imagine being a pitcher and seeing that Angel's there when you get to the building? You're like please not at home plate, please no! Like that boss everyone hates to deal with but you have to get along to keep your job.

[@gillies9]

I would have the same response as Michael Scott did when he saw Toby back at Dunder-Mifflin. "God please no....no....nooooooo!!!!!!"

[@KororaPenguin]

And while your average Major League player can absorb a $10000 fine no problem, it still seems disproportionate for merely expressing an honest analysis of an umpire's performance.

[@jamesrifenberg7544]

He's a pitcher's nightmare for sure but he's also a hitter's nightmare. The one consistent component of Senor Hernandez's game is his everpresent inconsistencies. He is a very shameful black eye on the MLB umpire's union.

[@kevind7708]

Indonesian soccer referees--one of the lousiest in the sports industry-- have had better decisions than Hernandez for the last six years. Literally down horrendous.

[@darkocchi]

May not know the name of most MLB Umpires but I do know how to pronounce Joe Torre...

[@bowlchamps37]

Fine for you. Now try to read pinned comments. Maybe in your next life you will get that.

[@bruggmanbrandon5272]

corrects others miss pronounced word... HAS ZERO CONTENT LMAO

[@CapnPink28]

Angel?? That you???

[@kylestrange4494]

Joe torre. Pronounced Torry. Is one of the greatest managers the game has ever seen. You have to get that right. Just saying 😏

[@vitamind2387]

How Angel hasn’t been fired or demoted to the minors is beyond me....

[@ricky5369]

4:21 honestly I can totally see why they said that. I watched them in a video and they were all extremely close, and if I was an umpire I would absolutely hope the replay system can watch over me so that I don't feel the game is ruined. It is true. He has made some bad calls but in that situation that was a good statement.

[@MrTdcoleman]

Huh?

[@kwdrm1]

They even showed the clip at Wrigley Field when the Bears' Steve McMichael, about to sing the 7th inning stretch, threatened to take him on for a really bad call against the Cubs.

[@rynetreatch9558]

I watched that game and remember it well. He made a terrible call. Hernandez actually had him kicked out for it.

[@jamesrobertsonrobertson5690]

I remember seeing that!!

[@franciscocepeda8416]

A CALL TO ALL FANS : WHEN YOU SEE THIS GUY UMPIRING ANY GAME START CHANTING FOR HIS OUTING FROM IT

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

Hilarious that a pitcher says "wow" to a strike because he knew it wasn't. Then there is the confused outreached hands of a ball that went right down the middle of the plate that is called a ball. I'm 100% sure a pitcher knows if a pitch is a ball or strike but they can't be relied upon to make the call as they're on a team that benefits with those calls.... But they know.

[@LarsTheSailorMan]

Instead of suing the MLB, he should be incredibly grateful he’s actually in the show and not umping Beer league games where he actually belongs

[@jbdixon4020]

Not gonna lie, when their calls don’t hurt my team (Phillies), Angel Hernandez, Joe West are such villains in the game, it’s entertaining in a mind boggling way like how can they always be like this

[@kjsdpgijn]

Indians fan here, benefitted from his calls last week... the dude is still as you said, mind-bogglingly bad lmao

[@motivated7203]

Thankfully my team (Braves) hasn't gotten the displeasure of playing under Angel Hernandez

[@bigal0172]

Just recently in the last week or so, sure enough, you have this lousy umpire making some really bad calls. There's a reason why he did not ref any post season games, and he blamed it on racism, but we all know the truth and his cries fell on deaf ears. This man needs to retire from this profession asap!

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

Can't they promote him? Give him an office with a nice view somewhere.

[@benwesley5260]

When Mongo called him out, that was my favorite baseball moment ever 🤣

[@guppybill]

I have umped baseball since I was 14 years old. Good men taught me the craft the right way. I'm 60 years old now. There are unwritten rules among umps. Always have been. Foremost is never publicly bad-mourh another ump for a bad call. We will all make them. We are human. (God bless Jim Joyce for his humanity and humility). Angel Hernandez, on the other hand... is consistently a blight on any game he works. He turns my stomach with the utter crap he gets away with. I will never work at that level; but I bet a few of my youth league colleagues would be a far cry better than Angel Hernendez.

[@sinatra222]

The "why is he still employed?" question has a simple answer. He's part of a union.

[@fredjennings5312]

Yep. Unions tend to retain all their members, including the shitty ones.

[@salt27dogg]

If u fire him then ur a RAAAAAACIST

[@yaboilucario4543]

@@salt27dogg Yeah Like what were they going to be racist about? He was shit so they fired him. Nothing to do with race. Man he is a bitch. If he wasn't an umpire he would be playing that victim card a lot more. God he's awful!

[@rafaelmartell6918]

Possibly, but the fact he has a minority last name helps a lot In today's guilt written world. And unfortunately him suing baseball actually protects him even more.

[@BaltimoreAndOhioRR]

@@rafaelmartell6918 yep. Mlb is scared of being labeled racist and the ensuing lawsuits and bad publicity.

[@roywall8169]

I have only heard Chipper Jones call out one umpire, any guesses who it was?

[@jasonmoore3786]

Chipper was too busy knocking up Hooter's girls.

[@vezna31]

As an accountant, if I made as many mistakes as Angel Hernandez, I would be fired from every job ever held and would need to find another occupation.

[@larryp.450]

If someone punched Hernandez into next week, I would testify in court that Hernandez swung first.

[@BuffaloBilliam]

"Its pronounced Tor-ree" -Joe Torre Maybe the sports genre should be a last resort

[@Wspujsy]

It gave me ligma

[@tommulligan2536]

I was looking for a comment before saying anything myself. I can’t believe that mispronunciation. He’s a hall of famer!

[@bruggmanbrandon5272]

damn i dont think i would have understood the video without your correction. Thank you so much lmao

[@googoo-gjoob]

@@tommulligan2536 #metoo

[@jecaurhyn]

I was like , that Joe Tour guy looks a lot like Joe Torre. Now I'm like, how's this dude know so much about Angel Hernandez and doesn't know Joe Torre!?

[@nunya7319]

I threw my glasses close to home base one night when Angel was there. I told him, you need these because you're missing the best damn game in town !

[@mikeywhispers1588]

Angel Hernandez the 🐐 of making horrible calls. Nobody makes horrible calls better than my guy angel. Definitely a 1st rd HOF umpire

[@thomashasty2936]

He’s a diversity hire that’s the only reason he’s there that’s the only reason he’s been there all these years i.e. the name Hernandez.

[@mikeywhispers1588]

@@thomashasty2936 diversity hires and "equity applicants" are going to ruin this country. A bunch of unqualified people in positions that they have 0 qualification For the only thing they need to put on their resumes is Ethnicity: white❎ Latino/Hispanic ❎ black✅

[@thomashasty2936]

@@mikeywhispers1588 yes sir

[@FCM415]

I'm damn near 40 years old, he's been at this since I was a child.

[@whalesequence]

Had to show Bob Melvin yelling at least once, it's like Hernandez hates the A's the most. I will never forget that home run botch

[@GameAlicornLuna]

I'm a Cleveland Indians fan and that was 100% a home run. You can't deny it.

[@garethridings5338]

I remember the poor call by former Umpire who botched the call at 1st base during a Tiger's game preventing a perfect game.

[@AmtrakCSXFan457]

ah Jim Joyce.

[@elijahperez6506]

The GOAT! 😂😂 of horrible calls

[@RC-ws7sk]

This video is by far the best baseball video that I have seen in a long time. Honest criticism based on undeniable facts.

[@jameschimino8757]

Every baseball related KZbin channel I've ever watched has at least one video about how bad Angel Hernandez is. It's a foregone conclusion.

[@Treman262]

Thank you for saying what a whole lot of legitimate baseball fans already knew.

[@vincentavino4334]

Played baseball into my 30's. I umpired for1 year to help out some friends. I did 10-12 yr olds and 13-15. I never umpired before and it was tough. That said I still think an umpire who is doing Big League games should never get 4out of 5 calls WRONG.WOW! And after watching his balls and strike calls, he should have been gone a while ago. Sorry Angel !

[@extradelux8088]

This was recommended to me while watching Key and Peele sketches and I feel like that basically sums up this ump's career.