During a Tigers/Mets game, broadcaster Jason Benetti praised umpire Angel Hernandez for his performance, only for Hernandez to immediately make a highly criticized call. AJ Hinch, the Tigers' manager, argued with Hernandez and crew chief Lance Barksdale after a controversial decision where a pitch that seemed to hit Tork's hand was not acknowledged, potentially costing the Tigers an additional run in the 11th inning where they led 6-3. The incident has sparked widespread criticism of Hernandez's officiating, with many calling for baseball to address his performance.
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Angel Hernandez is awful at his job. Baseball refuses to do anything about it. Infuriating. https://t.co/S7l2FvSw9e
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Jason Benetti, broadcasting Tigers/Mets, praises Angel Hernandez for having had a good game behind home plate. Seconds later. Hernandez makes a FANTASTICALLY bad call. . .a call on which he is clearly wrong two different ways.
AJ Hinch going at it with home plate umpire Angel Hernandez and crew chief Lance Barksdale. Tork seemed to get hit in the hand but Angel said no. The bases were loaded, so, that would have brought in another run. 6-3 Tigers B11