The Umpire Union's unwillingness to remove Angel Hernandez will single-handedly be the reason that robotic umpires became necessary.

I for one think its admirable that MLB hired someone who is blind to umpire a baseball game.

This man is a menace to baseball

“Someone better nail that plate down” 😂 stop it, you’re killing me

I love how announcers just call him out on live television now.. they used to be like "wow I guess it must have just caught the edge there" now they're like "HOLY SH*T THAT WASN'T EVEN CLOSE! WHAT A DISGRACE OF A CALL!"

You can't convince me that Angel ISN'T gambling on games he officiates.

It's almost like he's doing it more on purpose now since he lost his lawsuit

"In yesterday’s Rangers Astros game, the three most impactful missed calls were back-to-back-to-back balls called strikes in the same at bat. Oh, and all with the bases loaded"

Angel's strike zone is an Escher drawing.

Man that strike 3 against Langford was brutal. How in gods name is Angel still calling MLB games?????

The only baseball I watch is highlights of Angel Hernandez. I couldn't name a single player, but I know Angel. Grow the game!

What’s driving fans away from baseball? Angel Hernandez.

1:06 was 6.5 inches off the plate! Called strike three. That man should never be allowed behind the plate again.

My phone doesnt have as many missed calls as he does

I’m so glad so many are taking notice to this dude now. He’s been a menace to baseball for as long as I can remember.

All you have to say is "Angel Hernandez". Nothing more needs to be said and everyone will know exactly what you mean.

"A fast game's a good game." - Angel Hernandez 2024

So glad the announcers are allowed to say something - glad they don't have to pretend there's anything sensible about those calls.

When the league office calls, Angel adds the accents on his name and calls his union rep.

“Are we trying?…Come on now “😂😂

"Look good to me." - Livan Hernandez

Ángel Hernández, advocating for automation since 1991.

I'm in my mid 50s. No one older than me should be umpiring pro baseball.

Angel acts like a politician who knows he'll never be voted out

We were there. We had seats behind home plate some were close and you think man that could go either way. Some of the calls were so far off it just isn’t what you expect at a professional level.

It's time to start boycotting games he's umpiring in. This is a farce!! Everyone from the players, coaches, managers. owners, and fans are just about fed up with this!

He must shut his eyes until he hears the ball hit the catchers mitt then opens them to see it framed over the plate

AH is the most consistent ump in baseball.

1:06 If I’m the Langford, I’m charging Hernandez. I don’t care if I’m getting suspended for it, that’s not even close.

If EVERY batter got mad and got ejected, something might get done.

Pitchers must love this guy....

why are these announcers acting so surprised?? It's Angel Hernandez...you knew what it was going to be like 🤷🏻‍♂️

This is a masterclass in disastrous home plate officiating.

Omg. I heard about this but this is the first I’ve seen it. This is embarrassing. MLB can’t let this continue.

One thing good to say about angel is he's consistent

The only reason this guy still has a job is he's either Manfred's secret lover or he has pictures of Manfred with sheep.

It's where the ball crosses the plate area.......not where it lands in the mitt.

When they called this a 'disasterclass' they weren' kidding.

Atleast he's consistent and also dont play favoritism 😂😂

There needs to be a petition to fire him.

If you know a little bit about the strike zone a catcher will be telling you what's out of the zone. These crazy frames haha you would think it's Angel Hernandez Jr. pitching.

Angel Hernandez is the perfect explanation for why unions hurt industry.

What does the top view show. It is where it crosses the front of plate.

Went to a Yankees game and he got booed so much when they showed his name on the screen. It was awesome

As a pitcher, I'm pounding that spot until the ump changes his mind

The catcher doesn’t even need to frame the ball for it to be called a strike. Especially since Angel calls strikes balls.

Does it curve after it passes the front of the batting zone? A camera from above pointing straight down would get rid of any guessing. And why don't we get a camera angle directly behind the pitcher? Why is it offset if not to create controversy and to give the ump an easier way to not be judged by the fans?

I’m not going to say I could umpire in the majors but I think with 3 years of experience behind the plate in highscool baseball I could do a much better job.

Nothing worse than an employee that knows he can't be fired.

This man is going to destroy careers. The MLB needs to come in and investigate on how to get this man out of major league baseball.

How is this guy the only umpire on the planet that isn’t ever fired or replaced due to terrible performance?? If I performed that bad at my job I’d be fired on the spot.

Manfred: Angel, come in here and sit down. Watch this clip. Explain.

I see the Strike Zone got bigger… but they forgot to make the Plates bigger at the factory !!

Hes purposely doing this so he can claim being a victim of discrimination and racism when he's called out. It's just impossible to miss some of these calls with that much consistency.

Any Ah game should be advised like this . Boys swing away he has dinner reservations he doesn't want to be late too. I think at this point he is doing it on purpose . Just to be annoying

Later in the season, maybe after the All Star break, some team that is 15 games below .500 should just refuse to play when he is behind the plate. Can you imagine the press coverage of a whole team refusing to play? Even better would be if a team in first by 5 games did it!

Does he try and top each bad call with a bad call even worse then the last?

Well at least it's a 2 way colossal ineptitude and he's not just calling those on one side. Honestly, looking at that, I'd say the guy has vision loss in his right side peripheral and he's not seeing where it is until the catcher brings it back in, and since that's where he first saw it, he's calling it a strike.

I’m beginning to love this guy obviously he DGAF he needs a six pack sitting right there at his feet incase he gets parched!!!

So, if it's within 2 feet of the plate, it's a strike. Got it. Hey, if this baseball ump thing doesn't work out, there's always reffing the WWE.

What does the Umpire have hold of over MLB? He’s holding someone hostage.

Hernandez is single handedly bringing down MLB. FIRE HIS ASS......... wait, why can't they? UMP Union? FIRE THE UMP UNION!

The catchers just shift their gloves into the strike zone and Angel calls it. Normally umps hate that, but Angel lives for it.

It's not where the ball is caught but where it crosses the plate. The catcher is three feet behind the pkate.

One of those positions id be okay with robots replacing. That way you can code in the strike zone and keep it consistent no matter what

Does he think the strike zone moves with the catcher?

The sad part is the players just accept it, fully knowing how bad he is at his job.

The only way to stop this guy is to have every team refuse to play when Angel is behind the plate.

All you can ask of an ump is consistency. None of the right-handed hitters adjusted by standing on the plate.

Angel use to be a cop in mexico before being a umpire not alot of people know that

I am afraid that Angel Hernandez is now setting the precedent for way too many other MLB umpires when it comes to gross incompetence in calling balls and strikes. This year, I have witnessed entire MLB umpire crews successfully umpiring in the same wretched manner that Angel Hernandez does. They are negatively impacting the game and making the strongest case ever to be replaced by technology. I am used to seeing a few bad calls per game. Now it has grown to a few bad calls every inning. And the umpires seemingly don't care that they have been infected with the Angel Hernandez Sucks virus. They lie to the players and managers on live TV while looking them in the eyes. I would fire myself as an umpire if I sucked as bad as many of them do nowadays. Bring on the high tech strike zone. They review close plays on the bases, so we may as well start getting the strikes and balls correct.

Does he know he sucks but cares more about his paycheck than he does the game and its fans?

Angel is just doing bits now.

When he’s behind the plate, I don’t watch the game. @MLB must do something about this guy.

Too bad there isn't overhead cameras pointing down to the plate. That would be even more revealing.

Angel Hernandez totally missed his true calling... Police officer...

I’m honestly surprised baseball hasn’t already moved to auto-counts for balls and strikes. The technology has been there for years and it obviously works better than humans.

If fans think what we think...Imagine when the players roll up and see him standing behind the plate calling...All those shoulders drop..

Let’s clarify one thing. His current strike zone is acceptable in NCAA, high school and below but definitely not MLB. However I can’t explain him missing the obvious strikes. For those critics who don’t agree I have umpired at ALL these levels for 40 years. He might need to retire if he can’t call the current acceptable MLB strike zone?

Every game this guy calls should have an asterisk.

Since mlb can’t seem to do anything. We as fans need to do something.

When did the strike zone become a rectangle, Angel?

It wasn't just the outside pitch to RH batters. It was to lefties also. And high mistakes and low mistakes. The guy should not even be umping Little League.

Pitchers just need to throw pitches outside when Angel is behind the catcher, that might call more attention if pitchers just throw so far outside that it shuts down the offense. Pitchers that have Angel Hernandez as the ump will get no hitters all day!

If Maddux pitched a game with him calling strikes like this nobody would ever get a hit.

At this point, I wonder why the teams even bother to take the field after the national anthem. There should be some sort of agreement from all the teams that if he's on the card as an official, neither team plays.

You are going to tell me that the people overseeing the mlb umpires see this, hear about it, and noy doing anything to him? They need to be terminated. Hernandez is probably making so much on the side that he is able to pay them to remain quiet.

Should have option to have instant replay to reverse bad calls.

The entire team should just leave the field and head to the locker room in protest.

Even if there was no history before this game, this video alone should be enough to preclude Angel Hernandez from ever again umpiring a MLB game, or AAA game, or AA game or A+ game, or A game, or college game, or high school game, or little league game, or T-ball game. It can't be aptly described in the English language what an embarrassing disgrace Hernandez is. Not only does he make it impossible for the players to actually play an honest game of baseball... he insults the game itself.

This can be fixed quickly. Bith managers refuse to take the field in Hernandez is umpiring. DO this for a few games, they'll let him go.

I'm going to the Brewers/Pirates game on July 9th. Angel Hernandez better not be there.

Why is this umpire still in the game? He has always been terrible but the MLB just won't can this disgrace

how did every player in that game keep their cool enough not to swing their bat at Angels head. his atrocious calls are definitely justification for violence

You all don't get it. Angel Hernandez can see many futures at once-this supreme power allows him to see into different dimensions and, thus, he sees all outcomes at once. However he must then make a call but due to the Butterfly Effect, he knows that every small change in the past can lead to world-changing events. He sees all this! For all we know he probably has stopped WWIII multiple times! Please have some respect for the All-Seeing Umpire Supreme, Angel Hernandez.

Does MLB watch these videos?

So, if a left-handed batter gets hit, would that be called a strike?

DEI at its finest ladies and gentlemen.

Most players will like a consistent strike zone even if it's a bit imperfect. If the ump is giving a bit off the outside corner, hitters and pitchers can adjust. This is unadjustable. Regardless, consistently bad is still bad, and umpires should work to improve. Angel is a lost cause, however.

Seems to me like in the old days batters adapted to the ump's bad calls and started swinging at that kind of "strike", no? Ooch up to the plate and swing.