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Charles Curtis

Is umpire Angel Hernandez calling minor league games a sign he’ll be back in MLB soon?

It’s the absence noticed by so many baseball fans in 2023: Angel Hernandez, the umpire everyone from fans to announcers loves to rip because of his calls, has only worked one game this season.

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Two months ago, our Andrew Joseph wrote about this and was told it was due to a “medical matter” by Major League Umpires director Randy Marsh.

But as some have noticed that Hernandez has been calling some minor league games as of late. Does that mean he’ll be called up to the majors at some point soon? No word on that as of yet!

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