Report: MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández to Announce Retirement From Baseball
- Major League Baseball umpire Angel Hernandez retires after three decades, known for controversial career filled with altercations with players, managers on-field, and fans off-field.
- Hernandez worked his final game on May 9, retiring following a settlement in a discrimination lawsuit.
- Retirement statement highlights Hernandez's love for umpiring and family time.
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Many in baseball remember scorned and suddenly retired umpire Ángel Hernández fondly
Most of those who spoke about the 62-year-old Hernández mentioned his long tenure and pleasant personal interactions rather than any beefs over missed calls or ejections.
Ángel Hernández, un nombre que ha generado tanto frustración como debate entre los aficionados al béisbol, se retiró oficialmente como árbitro de las Grandes Ligas (MLB) el martes. Su carrera de casi 40 años terminó con un acuerdo no revelado con la MLB, concluyendo bajo una nube de controversia y escrutinio público. Angel Hernandez is retiring pic.twitter.com/6kWDbJoSW7— Talkin’ Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) May 28, 2024 Un arbitraje marcado po…
Much-Maligned MLB Umpire Ángel Hernández Retires
Ángel Hernández, the umpire who was the target of heavy criticism over blown calls and sued Major League Baseball in 2017, claiming racial discrimination, is retiring after over 30 years as a major league umpire. MLB and Hernández, 62, reached a financial settlement over the weekend, USA Today reported. “Starting with my first major league game in 1991, I have had the very good experience of living out my childhood dream of umpiring in the ma…
MLB: Controversial umpire Angel Hernandez retires after nearly three decades
Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire Angel Hernandez is retiring after three decades. Hernandez's career was controversial throughout with him being subject to altercations with players and managers on the field and with fans off the field on social media. Hernandez started his career in 1991 and umpired in thousands of games. His bad calls, especially in 2018 playoff games, where three calls were reversed in the first four innings after replay, s
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