During the Texas Rangers’ game against the Houston Astros, veteran MLB umpire Angel Hernandez, known for controversial calls, made another questionable decision.
Strike one. Strike two. Strike three.
How is Angel Hernandez still an MLB umpire? pic.twitter.com/YjGWsAjWRs
— Welcome to the Ump Show (@umpjob) April 13, 2024
Rangers’ rookie Wyatt Langford faced pitcher J.P. France and worked the count to 2-0. However, Hernandez called three consecutive outside pitches as strikes, baffling the Rangers’ broadcast team and fans on social media.
Video evidence and MLB Gameday tracker supported the belief that the calls were incorrect. Hernández has earned a reputation over the past 30 years for being an inaccurate umpire.
THIS IS ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ ON THREE STRAIGHT PITCHES AND THIS IS EGREGIOUS pic.twitter.com/oQcrHdRYJn
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 13, 2024
the pitches Ángel Hernández called strikes when Wyatt Langford was batting in the fourth inning tonight pic.twitter.com/WZej4OsztC
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 13, 2024
This incident occurred during the Rangers’ series opener against the Astros. Play-by-play announcer Dave Raymond expressed his disbelief, stating “You have got to be kidding me!”
WYATT LANGFORD WE ARE SO SORRY pic.twitter.com/KB5V7PGMIS
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 13, 2024
It adds to Hernández’s history of bad calls and leaves baseball fans wondering why he remains in the game.
Fans reacted as follows.
THREE IN A ROW ANGEL??? pic.twitter.com/B2ZVhellGR
— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 13, 2024
Peak Angel Hernandez during the Astros-Rangers game! The Rangers announcers are in disbelief over a series of missed strike calls.
"Well boys, better be swinging tonight, Angel's got a dinner reservation." pic.twitter.com/GttcOBN0i2
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) April 13, 2024
— Amerigo Bonasera (@itsallpCbS) April 13, 2024
If you ever feel like you're not doing great at work, just remember Angel Hernandez is one of the longest employed umpires in MLB pic.twitter.com/FAtGKuTCPK
— Jake Ciely (@allinkid) April 13, 2024
This was called a strike.
@Rangers | #StraightUpTX | @BallySports 📺 pic.twitter.com/V63jpVIehu— Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) April 13, 2024
How does this man still have a job? It’s unreal. https://t.co/8FyVxbN9VK
— TexWes (@Wes1416) April 13, 2024
The Rangers broadcast’s reaction to this Angel Hernandez punchout is understandable. pic.twitter.com/YYm3RVzjWM
— Greg Rajan (@GregRajan) April 13, 2024
THIS IS ÁNGEL HERNÁNDEZ ON THREE STRAIGHT PITCHES AND THIS IS EGREGIOUS pic.twitter.com/oQcrHdRYJn
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 13, 2024
He has to be compromised. Gambling debts or something. It’s the only logical explanation.
Nobody can be that bad. Certainly not an experienced @MLB umpire.
He needs to be either fired or put on paid leave & an investigation to what’s going on with this guy.
— Ridge York, CRS (@ridgeyork) April 13, 2024
Each dot is where it is caught, which is about 2 feet beyond where it crosses the front edge of the plate. All three pitches are moving away from RHH. All three are between edge of plate and LHH box so only a few itches outside, when caught.
— Cris_Sykes (@pup017) April 13, 2024
The MLB is doing this on purpose to explain why it makes sense to use robot umps.
— Michael Wittmann (@PhilJoh09676694) April 13, 2024
Fire him immediately @MLB! You have other umpires who need their shot. Can’t do any worse!!
— Corey Parrish (@CoreyParrish12) April 13, 2024
Might be worst decision making by a ref/umpire I have ever seen.
And I hate people who complain about refs.
— Cooper McCoy (@CooperMcCoyRE) April 13, 2024
Because the @MLBUA would rather ruin the game than admit failure to their fragile egos. Automated umpires cannot come quickly enough.
— The University of Huskies (@insertsports) April 13, 2024
It’s okay to call that a strike if you’re calling it a strike all game. But Angel isn’t just blind, he’s inconsistent. He’ll call those balls for the next batter, and that is the real issue with him. IMO.
— Pearl Cullinane’s Ghost (Kirks Caddie) (@KirksCaddie) April 13, 2024
A strike is where the ball crosses the plate, not where the catcher catches it. And that box is inaccurate. The zone is not from the waist to below the knees
— Madisox (@Madisox43) April 13, 2024
He’s terrible. However, those marks look like where the catcher caught the ball, not where it crossed the plate. Honestly, the first 2 look like strikes.
— JohnH (@longowls) April 13, 2024
the pitches Ángel Hernández called strikes when Wyatt Langford was batting in the fourth inning tonight pic.twitter.com/WZej4OsztC
— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) April 13, 2024
