“No proof that actions were based on race or national origin”: Angel Hernandez loses his WORLD SERIES job in emphatic manner
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MLB Fans have often witnessed some of the most controversial moments since the dawn of modern-era and Cuban-born umpire, Angel Hernandez’ case is no different. He was on track to feature in the 2018 World Series before getting overturned three times on video reviews during Game 3 of the particular year’s AL Division series comprising of New York Yankees vs Boston.
Angel Hernandez was hired as the ‘big league’ umpire in 1993 and was eventually sued in 2017. There were allegations that the Cuban-born umpire discriminated against because he had not been assigned to the World Series since 2005. Moreover, he served as an interim crew chief from 2011-16 but had not made a permanent crew chief ever since.
“Angel Hernandez has not presented, and the record does not contain, a scintilla of evidence that MLB’s actions were based on his race or national origin,” MLB wrote a stern message in the 58-page filing sent on Wednesday.
Did Umpire Angel Hernandez pay for his own sins?
“Angel Hernandez did not capitalize on that opportunity and did not rise to the occasion,” MLB wrote. “This was the first time since the advent of expanded instant replay in 2014 that an umpire had three calls overturned in a postseason game. Based on his performance during that Division Series playoff game, Torre was not confident in Hernández’s ability to perform effectively on an even more intense stage, and for this reason did not select him for the World Series that season.”
This is not the only attack MLB cited on Angel Hernandez’s failure. They precisely stated that he failed to reverse a call that Oakland’s Adam Rosales had doubled and failed to clear the wall with what would have been a tying home run in the ninth inning at Cleveland on May 8, 2013. Similar instances were also noted thereafter.
“For years, Angel Hernandez has refused to admit that the call he made was incorrect and instead has attempted to blame the quality of the replay equipment,” MLB said. “Hernandez’s inability to put the Cleveland incident behind him — and his continued insistence that others were at fault for his wrong decision — was emblematic of why Torre considered him to be unsuitable for World Series assignments and a permanent crew chief role. The issue was not the bad call itself, but Hernandez’s reaction to his mistake.”
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