MLB umpire Angel Hernandez had a night to forget behind the plate during Sunday’s nationally televised matchup between the Phillies and Brewers. All night, his strike zone was all over the place. He called strikes above the zone, below the zone, outside and 6.5 inches inside. It was that bad.
And as that brutal night boiled over in Kyle Schwarber’s outburst and ejection, Angels pitcher Noah Syndergaard was watching the game from afar like the rest of us. He wasn’t exactly ready to join the chorus of fans calling for Hernandez’s dismissal, though.
Spoken like a true pitcher, Syndergaard hilariously came in with the best back-handed endorsement of Hernandez’s strike zone.
I'm here for Angel Hernandez strike zone FOREVER.#AngelsUnite
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) April 25, 2022
Of course, Hernandez has also been known to call would-be strikes as balls (which would hurt the pitcher). But on Sunday, Hernandez was outrageously favoring pitchers with his missed calls. He called 11 strikes that were true balls.
Umpire: Angel Hernandez
Final: Brewers 1, Phillies 0#ThisIsMyCrew // #RingTheBell#MILvsPHI // #PHIvsMIL pic.twitter.com/x38zUGrU5E— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) April 25, 2022
Pretty bad!
Still, while everyone was melting down about Hernandez’s abysmal performance, fans did appreciate how Syndergaard managed to lighten up the mood.
