Umpire Angel Hernandez blew 21 calls during a Jays game and fans are dumbfounded
Despite having their teams up against each other on Friday night, Toronto Blue Jays fans and Colorado Rockies fans bonded to share their frustration on a very inconsistent strike zone.
It will come as no surprise to hear that the inconsistent strike zone was that of Angel Hernandez, who has drawn the ire of both fans and players for many years due to his wildly inconsistent calls while umpiring, particularly when it comes down to balls and strikes.
Missing 21 calls in a game is a rough outing for an umpire, but it isn’t anything unusual for Hernandez.
Umpire Angel Hernandez was the lowest rated umpire on the day.
— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 2, 2023
He missed 21 calls in the #BlueJays #Rockies game and remains the lowest rate umpire this season.
He also gifted Danny Jansen a second life on what should've been a strikeout. The next pitch Jansen hit a homer. pic.twitter.com/5MrCCRmWH2
As mentioned in the video above, the Blue Jays did get a big break in the top of the sixth, as Danny Jansen should have been out on what was a clear strike three-pitch from Chris Flexen.
Instead, Hernandez called it a ball, and the Blue Jays backstop proceeded to send the very next pitch into the stands for a two-run home run.
While the missed call on Jansen proved to be the most costly, the worst call of the night went against Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu.
Angel Hernandez is the WORST umpire in the #MLB . He needs to be fired.
— Big Carson (@BigCarsonRocks) September 2, 2023
Continually calls obvious strikes as balls. Pfff
Gross incompetence x 1000#AngelHernandez pic.twitter.com/vNL9ZCtOJn
With a full count in the bottom of the fourth inning, Ryu put a ball that wasn’t far off from being right down the middle of the plate.
Angel is so bad at his job it's causing damage to the perception of unions outside of sports.
— Dr Steinman (@DrSteinmanTTV) September 2, 2023
Cataclysmicly bad showing.
It should have been an easy strike-three call, but somehow Hernandez missed it and rewarded Nolan Jones with a walk. Thankfully for the Blue Jays, Ryu was able to get a double play immediately after, putting an end to the inning.
I think Umpire Scorecards missed some calls, and not for the first time. I watched the game and recall other horrendous missed calls. Hernandez’s performance was way worse than what is depicted here. He needs to retire and take away his driver license too
— Joe LaFortune (@joe_lafortune) September 2, 2023
The Blue Jays went on to win this one by a final of 13-9. Despite the outcome of the game, however, all the chatter both during and afterward was about another ugly outing from Hernandez behind home plate.
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