Angel Hernandez, almost universally considered as the worst umpire in major league baseball had the audacity to sue MLB claiming discrimination. In his suit, Hernandez claimed racial discrimination and complained that he had not be named a crew chief and had not been named to work the World Series because he is Hispanic. The courts rejected his suit twice first in district court and second on appeal. Actually, Hernandez is lucky to have a job at all. If he were not Hispanic, he would have likely been fired for incompetence. Google his name. You will only find his bad calls. He has the distinction of having three calls at first base overturned during the same game. During a recent game, when he was behind the plate, he had at least 15 missed calls and was criticized by the announcers for both teams. One writer wrote “Umpire Angel Hernandez Continues to be an Embarrassment for MLB After Laughably Bad Game.” Another wrote “Angel Hernandez is the Worst Umpire in the History of Major League Baseball.” He actually may be worse than Eric Gregg. Hernandez crying racism reminds me of a comedy routine by the great Dick Gregory in which a friend said that he had applied for a job but was turned down because he was black. Dick’s friend had a severe stutter and when asked what job he applied for, he stuttered “r-r-a-a-d-d-i-u-o a-a-n-n-o-u-c-e-r.”
MLB is racist?