The worst umpire in Major League Baseball is gone. All hail the new worst umpire in Major League Baseball… which is, who exactly?
As much as we’re thrilled Angel Hernandez can never hurt one of our teams behind the plate again, there will be many coming for his crown, whether they want to or not. Fortunately, there are already quite a few candidates in the running to replace him.
Long-time baseball fans can probably already list 10 or so umps who “hate” their team, but we’re going to use a little bit of data to back up our candidates. Of course, it’s more than that. To be the next Angel Hernandez takes more than just bad calls. You need an ump so indignant at their own incorrectness, so moody as to throw out the same player twice in one game and so stubborn that even the idea of someone arguing with him sets them into a fit of rage.
Which leaves us with five candidates all baseball fans should fear.
Let’s crown MLB’s newest villain behind the plate.