While baseball has had a bit of a larger microscope on terrible calls from umpires lately, one person might stand tall above the rest.
That man is long-time umpire Angel Hernandez. He’s a person many MLB fans know by name, which obviously isn’t a good thing for an official rules keeper. During the Rays and Pirates’ (+1.5) matchup on Saturday afternoon, Hernandez’s inexplicable decision-making showed up in the worst possible way once again.
Let’s take it to the bottom of the third inning. Tampa Bay’s Brett Phillips hit a routine grounder up to second. While hustling down the first-base line, Phillips was thrown out with little issue.
