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Ángel Hernández (born August 26, 1961) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball umpire.He worked in the National League from 1991 to 1999 and worked throughout Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2000 until his retirement in May 2024.
Atlanta Braves manager Brian Snitker said he's known Hernández since their days in the Carolina League. “Ángel is a very nice man. He’s always been really good to me, very respectful and ...
Being an MLB umpire is a thankless job, both emotionally taxing and physically strenuous. But Hernández’s outwardly standoffish attitude and penchant for comically bad calls did him no favors.
Angel Hernandez: 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 major leagues.
On Sept. 23, 2013, Brewers starter Marco Estrada worked seven innings in a 5-0 shutout of Atlanta, though Braves manager Fredi González was tossed by Hernández following an unusual call in the ...
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Hernández signed with the Atlanta Braves as an international free agent on September 14, 2017. He made his professional debut in 2018, splitting the year between the Single–A Rome Braves and High–A Florida Fire Frogs, for whom he accumulated a 4.50 earned run average (ERA) with 36 strikeouts across 21 games.
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 ...