Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber loses his mind on Angel Hernandez
Former Red Sox slugger Kyle Schwarber lost his mind on Sunday night on home plate umpire Angel Hernandez. In the bottom of the ninth of a 1-0 game with the Brewers, Schwarber was called out on strikes by Hernandez.
Following the punch out call, Schwarber lost his mind on the field, slamming his bat and helmet on the ground. The veteran power hitter then confronted Hernandez over his strike zone.
Schwarber’s confrontation resulted in him being ejected from the game.
But Schwarber’s actions were warranted due to Hernandez’s inconsistent strike zone.
The new Phillies hitter would scream at Hernandez, “All night!” And “Both sides!.” He was arguing for both teams who were clearly upset over the strike zone.
"I'm not here to bury anyone, but it wasn't very good," Schwarber said in his postgame availability. "You wish ... I don't know how to really say it. It just wasn't very good. Guys were doing a really good job tonight of not saying much. It just got to me to where I was going to stick up for some other guys."
Brewers manager Craig Counsell also commented on Hernandez strike zone after the game.
"It was a consistently big zone. It was just a little big in a lot of areas," Counsell. "I think Schwarber said it was big on both sides. And there was bound to be somebody upset when it's like that."
Angel Hernandez has a history of being inconsistent
Hernandez has been inconsistent behind the plate for a very long time. He was the subject bad calls Game 3 of the 2018 American League Division Series between the Red Sox and Yankees.
The veteran umpire saw four of his calls reviewed at first base over the first four innings. Three of his calls were overturned.
Former Red Sox pitcher Pedro Martinez slammed Hernandez for his calls during that game. After the 16-1 Red Sox win over the Yankees, Martinez called out the umpire.
“Angel was horrible,” said Martinez. “Don’t get me going on Angel now. Major League Baseball needs to do something about Angel. It doesn’t matter how many times he sues Major League Baseball. He’s as bad as there is.”
Schwarber’s outburst following the Phillies loss on Sunday night felt like it was needed for a while. Hernandez has been historically inconsistent behind the plate.
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