After years and years and YEARS of MLB fans calling for the league to get rid of much-criticized umpire Angel Hernandez, the man who’s been the focus of so much ire is done with baseball.
Per USA TODAY Sports’ Bob Nightengale: “Ángel Hernández, the polarizing veteran umpire who has drawn the wrath and exasperation from players, managers and fans alike over three decades, is retiring Tuesday from Major League Baseball, a high-ranking baseball official told USA TODAY Sports. … MLB and Hernández had spent the past two weeks negotiating a financial settlement before reaching a resolution over the weekend.”
Hernandez made horrible call after horrible call in his tenure, with ejections of all sorts infuriating everyone all over the game, and while there have been other cases of umpires who have drawn ire, it had gotten to the point with Hernandez where he was the poster child of bad refereeing in sports.
Fans had a lot to share on X (formerly Twitter):
In honor of Angel Hernandez retiring, here’s one of his very best calls.
pic.twitter.com/oN97QoYA4D— Fireside Yankees (@FiresideYankees) May 28, 2024
In honor of Angel Hernandez retiring, enjoy this compilation of him making trash calls. pic.twitter.com/xyCVmmG5BG
— Baseball King (@BasebaIlKing) May 28, 2024
Angel Hernandez is retiring after years of "service" to the baseball community. May this post be as inconsistent as his strikezone was. pic.twitter.com/stNsjLvFVm
— Schlasser (@UrinatingTree) May 28, 2024
Nobody will enjoy Angel Hernandez’s retirement more than Hawk Harrelson
— Sox On 35th (@SoxOn35th) May 28, 2024
Angel Hernandez is retiring from Major League Baseball.
Never forget when he rung up Wyatt Langford on three pitches WAY off the plate.pic.twitter.com/lY1c4Kjsit
— Michael Bier (@MichaelJBier) May 28, 2024
Angel Hernandez was probably the worst umpire of all time. But without him, we wouldn’t have this hilarious moment, and for that I will be forever grateful.
pic.twitter.com/SwwA8Dn8zo— MLB Metrics (@MLBMetrics) May 28, 2024
Could this be the last Angel Hernandez blunder? Don’t let the door hit you on the way out pic.twitter.com/Bb5FuBtGZJ
— BaseballHistoryNut (@nut_history) May 28, 2024
