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Everyones got a favorite Angel Hernandez Larry Doby Jersey call err, blunder. Hernandez, MLBs most disliked umpire, , and the news was met with universal celebration acro s the baseball world. Families reunited. People danced in the streets. Folks called out of work to celebrate. Angel Hernandez was not well-liked by MLB fans. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST OK, maybe thats all an exaggeration, but you can be sure they took to social media to remember their favorite palm-to-the-face moments from Hernandezs . Think of it as the reverse . Explore More Cro sing Broad, a Philadelphia sports blog, posted a clip of one of Hernandezs most infamous screw-ups, his comically large strike zone during a Phillies-Brewers game in 2022. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber eviscerated Hernandez for his awful zone all game long after being rung up on a pitch off the plate in the ninth inning. Angel Hernandez is retiring, . Never forget when Kyle Schwarber ripped him to shreds after a blown strike call. Kyle Schwarber and Angel Hernandez has an epic showdown. AP See Also The @BaseballQuotes1 X account posted an of Hernandez, 62, just whiffing on balls and strikes throughout the years, dumbfounding announcers along the way. Hernandez had some notable entries from this season, even with a limited sample size. One account highlighted Hernandez ruling Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson swung at a pitch against the Mets during an early April game . The @FiresideYankees account featured during an early Yankees-Blue Jays game when Torontos Bowden Francis clearly stepped off and then mi sed the zone with a 3-2 pitch, yet Hernandez still called out Gleyber Torres on the pitch, much to Torres dismay. Gleyber Torres was not pleased with Angel Hernandez. Robert Sabo for NY Post Taking the cake was Hernandez striking out Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford earlier this year on a pitch against the Astros that was so far off the plate that it may as well have landed in San Antonio. In honour of ngel Hernndezs retirement, here is his worst call of the season, . A strike 3 call against Wyatt Langford, 8 outside. Some focused on funny clips of announcers just roasting Hernandez for his terriblene s. The @just_mets posted a clip of Gary Cohen and Ron Darling for a call that went the Mets way during a game against the Marlins in 2021. Its not an official game until Angel plays a big part in it, Darling said. Cohen followed: Angel, devil, thats a hard one to call. Sports Illustrateds of legendary former White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson reacting to an epic Hernandez error during a game against the Marlins with the caption: Never forget that Angel Hernandez once damn near gave Hawk Harrelson a stroke. The clip showed a White Sox player hitting a slow grounder to short with the bases loaded in the 10th inning of game, and Harrelson screamed, Cant get him, referring to the batter likely beating the throw to first win the game, before Hernandez incorrectly called the runner out at first to end the threat. Harrelson followed with: Oh no! No! No! No! He is safe and another blown call by Hernandez. All the mi sed calls made for a fun trip down memory lane even if these calls may not have been so easy to laugh at in the moment. Jacob Amaya Jersey
Everyones got a favorite Angel Hernandez Larry Doby Jersey call err, blunder. Hernandez, MLBs most disliked umpire, , and the news was met with universal celebration acro s the baseball world. Families reunited. People danced in the streets. Folks called out of work to celebrate. Angel Hernandez was not well-liked by MLB fans. JASON SZENES FOR THE NEW YORK POST OK, maybe thats all an exaggeration, but you can be sure they took to social media to remember their favorite palm-to-the-face moments from Hernandezs . Think of it as the reverse . Explore More Cro sing Broad, a Philadelphia sports blog, posted a clip of one of Hernandezs most infamous screw-ups, his comically large strike zone during a Phillies-Brewers game in 2022. Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber eviscerated Hernandez for his awful zone all game long after being rung up on a pitch off the plate in the ninth inning. Angel Hernandez is retiring, . Never forget when Kyle Schwarber ripped him to shreds after a blown strike call. Kyle Schwarber and Angel Hernandez has an epic showdown. AP See Also The @BaseballQuotes1 X account posted an of Hernandez, 62, just whiffing on balls and strikes throughout the years, dumbfounding announcers along the way. Hernandez had some notable entries from this season, even with a limited sample size. One account highlighted Hernandez ruling Tigers first baseman Spencer Torkelson swung at a pitch against the Mets during an early April game . The @FiresideYankees account featured during an early Yankees-Blue Jays game when Torontos Bowden Francis clearly stepped off and then mi sed the zone with a 3-2 pitch, yet Hernandez still called out Gleyber Torres on the pitch, much to Torres dismay. Gleyber Torres was not pleased with Angel Hernandez. Robert Sabo for NY Post Taking the cake was Hernandez striking out Rangers rookie Wyatt Langford earlier this year on a pitch against the Astros that was so far off the plate that it may as well have landed in San Antonio. In honour of ngel Hernndezs retirement, here is his worst call of the season, . A strike 3 call against Wyatt Langford, 8 outside. Some focused on funny clips of announcers just roasting Hernandez for his terriblene s. The @just_mets posted a clip of Gary Cohen and Ron Darling for a call that went the Mets way during a game against the Marlins in 2021. Its not an official game until Angel plays a big part in it, Darling said. Cohen followed: Angel, devil, thats a hard one to call. Sports Illustrateds of legendary former White Sox announcer Hawk Harrelson reacting to an epic Hernandez error during a game against the Marlins with the caption: Never forget that Angel Hernandez once damn near gave Hawk Harrelson a stroke. The clip showed a White Sox player hitting a slow grounder to short with the bases loaded in the 10th inning of game, and Harrelson screamed, Cant get him, referring to the batter likely beating the throw to first win the game, before Hernandez incorrectly called the runner out at first to end the threat. Harrelson followed with: Oh no! No! No! No! He is safe and another blown call by Hernandez. All the mi sed calls made for a fun trip down memory lane even if these calls may not have been so easy to laugh at in the moment. Jacob Amaya Jersey