The Philadelphia Phillies‘ Sunday night game ended dramatically, with Kyle Schwarber giving home-plate umpire Angel Hernandez the telling-off he richly deserved.
In the bottom of the ninth, with the Phillies down 1-0, Hernandez ruled that Schwarber had struck out, even though the pitch wasn’t even remotely close to a strike. It was the final straw in a game with several missed calls, which is nothing new for Hernandez. Schwarber hurled his bat and tossed his helmet before shouting expletive-laden critiques at the unpopular umpire. Though it was only minutes before the game ended, Hernandez ejected him.
Finally, someone's head exploded. pic.twitter.com/dKXBKaJnfK
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) April 25, 2022
The incident went viral on Twitter, which wasn’t at all surprising, given that baseball fans love drama and slamming umpires. And Hernandez is a repeat offender, often trending. for making bad calls.
However, the Schwarber angle isn’t such a common occurrence. After all these years, most players have accepted that they won’t get a fair at-bat when Hernandez is behind the dish. But it was a long game of especially bad umpiring, and that, combined with Schwarber’s reaction, got everyone talking.
Here are all the reactions from media members and athletes (both current and former) you need to see:
Media members and content creators react to Kyle Schwarber and Angel Hernandez
I would watch Kyle Schwarber losing his damn mind like that one billion times in a row
— Mike Petriello (@mike_petriello) April 25, 2022
Kyle Schwarber has gone nuclear on Angel Hernandez.
— Matt Gelb (@MattGelb) April 25, 2022
Kyle Schwarber just showed more emotion than anyone on this team has shown in a long time.
— Joe Giglio (@JoeGiglioSports) April 25, 2022
Sources: Angel Hernandez misses the E on eye charts
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 25, 2022
Hell yeah, Kyle Schwarber. Just hell yeah.
— Alex Carr (@AlexCarrMLB) April 25, 2022
Why is Angel Hernandez still a thing? Everybody is either mad at him or laughing at him. He’s awful at his job.
— Randy Wilkins (@pamsson) April 25, 2022
Kyle Schwarber out there speaking for all batters.
— Will Sammon (@WillSammon) April 25, 2022
Angel Hernandez is so bad at his job its shocking
— Marc Luino (@GiraffeNeckMarc) April 25, 2022
We are all Kyle Schwarber!!!
— Paul Sporer (@sporer) April 25, 2022
Finally someone freaked out on Angel Hernandez. Kyle Schwarber is all of us.
— James Seltzer (@JamesSeltzer) April 25, 2022
Kyle Schwarber has been pretty brutal at the plate this year.
— David Esser (@DavidEsser_) April 25, 2022
But, one of the reasons you sign him to that big contract is his leadership and desire to win.
Hopefully his ejection tonight gets the clubhouse going a bit for the next series.
Kyle Schwarber speaks for all of us. ❤️
— Zack Hample (@zack_hample) April 25, 2022
Good for Kyle Schwarber. How does Angel Hernandez have a job? https://t.co/2AGcx8g81E
— John Stolnis (@JohnStolnis) April 25, 2022
Current and former MLB players react to Kyle Schwarber and Angel Hernandez
Longtime Phillies pitcher and 2008 World Series champion Brett Myers was one of several current and former MLB players to weigh in.
Just a quick update Angel Hernandez still sucks as an umpire! #philly #ringthebell
— 🇺🇸BRETT MYERS MUSIC🇺🇸 (@BackWoodRebel39) April 25, 2022
I'm here for Angel Hernandez strike zone FOREVER.#AngelsUnite
— Noah Syndergaard (@Noahsyndergaard) April 25, 2022
And former MLB player turned broadcaster Lou Merloni:
Angel Hernandez needs to be fired. He’s just an awful umpire.
— Lou Merloni (@LouMerloni) April 24, 2022
Beloved former Phillies slugger, Andrew McCutchen, who saw the situation unfold firsthand now that he’s on the Brewers:
After a series-clinching win on Sunday Night Baseball, Andrew McCutchen joined @SportsCenter to discuss the victory with John Anderson.@TheCUTCH22 | #ThisIsMyCrew pic.twitter.com/S4lCCaib4m
— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 25, 2022
Props to #Brewers Andrew McCutchen on ESPN post game interview for admitting that was terrible call against #Phillies Kyle Schwarber:
— Kelsey Wingert-Linch (@KelsWingert) April 25, 2022
“We just gotta be better, man.”
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