Phillies Fans and Players Roast Umpire Angel Hernandez
The Philadelphia Phillies were none too happy with the strike three call on Kyle Schwarber at the end of Philly’s 1-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday night. The pitch by Brewers closer Josh Hader appeared to be on the outer half of the plate when Hernandez rung up Schwarber on a 3-2 count. The proper call in the eyes of many would have been ball four which would have put a runner on with one out in a one-run ball game. Instead nobody was on with two out.
Schwarber was incensed by the call. He slammed both his bat and helmet to the ground and got into the face of Angel Hernandez who waisted no time in ejecting the left fielder. Even when manager Joe Girardi came out of the dugout to speak to Hernandez, Schwarber continued to scream in Hernandez’s direction.
Kyle Schwarber is the voice of America pic.twitter.com/vAy0GQTB0I
— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) April 25, 2022
The call even prompted Philly fans to do what they do best, act ridiculous in public as an individual is screaming at someone who may or may not have been Angel Hernandez in a passing vehicle outside the stadium. The person driving the blue car is seen with a slight grin on his face, the window rolled up.
Angel Hernandez is being applauded tonight for his performance by the Philly Faithful @BarstoolPhilly https://t.co/7FUybLp3FU
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) April 25, 2022
Hernandez is no stranger to controversy. Year after year his calls get put into question by fans and pundits a like. The media roasted the veteran ump on social media, while pitchers like former Met Noah Syndergaard had no problem with a wide strike zone.
Sources: Angel Hernandez misses the E on eye charts
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 25, 2022
Angel Hernandez needs to be fired. He’s just an awful umpire.
— Lou Merloni (@LouMerloni) April 24, 2022
If Angel Hernandez is how we get games to last under three hours, then give me long games. A generous, pitcher friendly strike zone is one thing, but to miss a ball-strike call by half a foot in a major league game is embarrassing. Nothing personal. Never met him, but come on.
— Howie Rose (@HowieRose) April 25, 2022
I'm here for Angel Hernandez strike zone FOREVER.#AngelsUnite
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) April 25, 2022
