MLB Ump Ángel Hernández Left Announcers In Awe With So Many Awful Calls in Dodgers-Marlins

Embattled umpire Ángel Hernández had another brutal night behind the plate Wednesday, producing some hilarious reactions from broadcasters in the process.

Hernández had home plate responsibilities for the Marlins’ matchup with the Dodgers and, as usual, missed plenty of calls. According to Umpire Scorecard, less than 80% of the pitches he called strikes were actually in the zone, and Umpire Auditor counted 18 total missed calls on the night for the much-maligned Hernández.

A few of those misses generated priceless reactions from both teams’ broadcasters, including an exasperated sigh from the Dodgers booth and a, “That was a called strike, huh?” from the Marlins’ crew.

Umpire Angel Hernandez missed 18 calls in the #Dodgers #Marlins game and remains the lowest rated umpire on the season. pic.twitter.com/9B36X41zQx
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 7, 2023

Those misses continue a brutal year for Hernández, whose ineptitude calling balls and strikes remains hard to fathom. He has more than 12 calls in five of his six times behind home plate this season, a mark topped in just 24% of total games umpired across the sport, per Codify Baseball.

Umpires have missed a dozen or more balls and strikes calls in 24% of all MLB games so far this year.

Ángel Hernández has worked six games behind the plate and missed a dozen or more in five of those games. pic.twitter.com/CZTIH67z2P
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 7, 2023

While his misses are no longer new news, fans still went out of their way to chide Hernández on social media after another bad night.

how does this man still have a job? What dirt does this man have 😭 https://t.co/ixbWw2jCLU
— Sad Angel fan (@big___jerm) September 7, 2023

This guy is a clown lol, how is he still a M-L-B official? Like this is the Major League - no? Blows my mind. A preformance review is desperately needed. https://t.co/W4EOKvREmn
— Hallett (@Hallett_One9) September 7, 2023

Remember when he didn't ump in the big leagues for like half the year? Yeah, that was a good half https://t.co/HsR7HjbRnF
— Chris (@WumblesWolfe) September 7, 2023

One in five called strikes were actually balls and he still gets to affect a major league game every few days. Worst umpire in baseball https://t.co/gJz0NzBnnQ
— Blake (@bee_lockay) September 7, 2023