Fortunately for the Pirates -- who challenged the play -- an instant replay confirmed that Phillips didn't make it safely to first, and the call was reversed. Pittsburgh would go on to lose 6-5.

Angel Hernandez continues to add to his greatest hits collection. The infamous MLB umpire Hernandez was working third base during Thursday’s Philadelphia Phillies-Pittsburgh Pirates game.

Hernandez, one of the most criticized umpires in Major League Baseball, made a questionable strike-three call on Harper’s check swing during Thursday’s game between the Phillies and Pirates at ...

Another week, another Angel Hernandez special and Bryce Harper wasn't having it. On Thursday, the Philadelphia Phillies were hosting the Pittsburgh Pirates as the 2023 MLB regular season enters ...

Angel Hernandez has had run-ins with other Philadelphia Phillies players aside from Bryce Harper While some fans may be amused by Bryce Harper's reaction to the check swing call by Angel Hernandez ...

And after Phillies star Bryce Harper was ejected from Thursday’s game by Hernandez after a questionable check-swing call, the Phillies broadcast team publicly ripped him on-air.

The call came in the bottom of the third inning, as Harper was up with one out in a 1-1 game. On a 3-2 pitch, the lefty appeared to hold up his swing on a low slider from Pittsburgh Pirates righty ...

Follow Us Umpire Angel Hernandez called the worst game of the season yesterday and the worst since April 2022. He only had to make 92 calls, but he missed 16 of them for a correct call rate of 82.6%.

During that time, he’s made the right call 91.1% of the time, the worst accuracy rate in the majors this season, according to Umpire Scorecards. Hernández’s reputation is perhaps a bit overblown.

Pirates interim manager Don Kelly was irate about the check swing call and let his gripes be known. As a result, Libka ejected him from the game almost immediately. Here is the video (in which you ...

Umpire Angel Hernandez called the worst game of the season yesterday and the worst since April 2022. He only had to make 92 calls, but he missed 16 of them for a correct call rate of 82.6%.

Perhaps Friday’s hard-to-believe call was simply karmic justice for Harper, who was once ejected (by Angel Hernandez of all people) for arguing an awful check swing call that went against him ...