Umpire blew 21 calls in last night's Blue Jays game and fans are dumbfounded

Despite having their teams up against each other on Friday night, Toronto Blue Jays fans and Colorado Rockies fans bonded to share their frustration on a very inconsistent strike zone.

It will come as no surprise to hear that the inconsistent strike zone was that of Angel Hernandez, who has drawn the ire of both fans and players for many years due to his wildly inconsistent calls while umpiring, particularly when it comes down to balls and strikes.

Umpire Angel Hernandez was the lowest rated umpire on the day.

He missed 21 calls in the #BlueJays #Rockies game and remains the lowest rate umpire this season.

He also gifted Danny Jansen a second life on what should've been a strikeout. The next pitch Jansen hit a homer. pic.twitter.com/5MrCCRmWH2

— Umpire Auditor (@UmpireAuditor) September 2, 2023

Missing 21 calls in a game is a rough outing for an umpire, but it isn’t anything unusual for Hernandez. As mentioned in the video above, the Blue Jays did get a big break in the top of the sixth, as Danny Jansen should have been out on what was a clear strike three-pitch from Chris Flexen. Instead, Hernandez called it a ball, and the Blue Jays backstop proceeded to send the very next pitch into the stands for a two-run home run.

While the missed call on Jansen proved to be the most costly, the worst call of the night went against Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu. With a full count in the bottom of the fourth inning, Ryu put a ball that wasn’t far off from being right down the middle of the plate. It should have been an easy strike-three call, but somehow Hernandez missed it and rewarded Nolan Jones with a walk. Thankfully for the Blue Jays, Ryu was able to get a double play immediately after, putting an end to the inning.

The Blue Jays went on to win this one by a final of 13-9, which now has them 1.5 games back of the Texas Rangers for the final wild-card spot in the AL. Despite the outcome of the game, however, all the chatter both during and afterward was about another ugly outing from Hernandez behind home plate.

Angel Hernandez is the WORST umpire in the #MLB . He needs to be fired.

Continually calls obvious strikes as balls. Pfff

Gross incompetence x 1000#AngelHernandez pic.twitter.com/vNL9ZCtOJn

— Big Carson (@BigCarsonRocks) September 2, 2023

Angel is so bad at his job it’s causing damage to the perception of unions outside of sports.

Cataclysmicly bad showing.

— Dr Steinman (@DrSteinmanTTV) September 2, 2023

Standard Hernandez disasterclass.

— Ryan (@RyanStripes) September 2, 2023

I think Umpire Scorecards missed some calls, and not for the first time. I watched the game and recall other horrendous missed calls. Hernandez’s performance was way worse than what is depicted here. He needs to retire and take away his driver license too

— Joe LaFortune (@joe_lafortune) September 2, 2023

How does this guy still have a job?

— Shan (@shanvirjee) September 2, 2023

angel hernandez is going to be in baseball history books for all the wrong reasons

— wheels (@ItsWheels11) September 2, 2023

I’ll say it again: it’s not just that he misses calls, it’s how bad he misses calls.

— James Buchanan (@POTUSJBuchanan) September 2, 2023

Remember when Angel Hernandez cried about not getting playoff games? GTFOH pic.twitter.com/vvygR2Xkz2

— Robert Marsiglio (@rob_siglio) September 2, 2023

Robot Umps watching Angel Hernandez: pic.twitter.com/hqVqed1yIF

— Bodog (@BodogCA) September 2, 2023

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