Why I Decided to Step Behind the Plate. Y es, I could easily focus solely on the negative, because my worst fears were indeed realized. But I’m not going to in this instance.

It really doesn't get much worse than that for an MLB umpire. You'd have to go back to 2017 to find a worse performance behind the plate than what we saw from Johnson on Saturday.

Baseball’s Most Notorious Umpire Is Back—and People Are Losing Their Minds After missing most of the 2023 season, Ángel Hernández has returned to being MLB’s most controversial ump ...

Home plate umpire Angel Hernandez works a game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros at Yankee Stadium on Aug. 6, 2023. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images) MLB GROUNDS CREW MEMBER GETS TRAPPED ...

Controversial Major League Baseball umpire, Angel Hernández is retiring mid-season. In doing so, it shows just how bad his reputation had gotten. Barring health concerns, it’s unprecedented for ...

Longtime umpire Ángel Hernández, who unsuccessfully sued Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, is retiring immediately. During a career that lasted more than three decades, the 62 ...

Why I Decided to Step Behind the Plate. Yes, I could easily focus solely on the negative, because my worst fears were indeed realized. But I’m not going to in this instance.