Veteran umpire Ángel Hernández has been a longtime target of criticism from players and fans alike for missed or bad calls. So it’s no surprise that, when he made a very questionable (to put it generously) strike call during Sunday’s game between the Braves and Giants, fans were quick to mobilize and call him out.
With Atlanta pitcher Max Fried facing San Francisco’s Thairo Estrada, Hernández awarded a strike on a Fried pitch that was well outside the digitized strike zone shown on the broadcast. The strike call drew a bit of sarcasm and a laugh from the broadcasters, who noted that the pitch was “near” the outside corner.
"As Fried fires a strike near the outside corner..." 🤣🔊
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 20, 2023
Ángel Hernández special. pic.twitter.com/klrqNU2qDr
