Angel Hernandez's last MLB game came on May 9, but now, there seems to be a reason why the 62-year-old had been absent for nearly three weeks before retiring.
It is the end of a wild career for MLB umpire Angel Hernandez, who announced his retirement late Monday night. Hernandez last worked on May 9, and now, it seems to make sense why he had been off the field for nearly three weeks before suddenly calling it a career. Reports say that Hernandez and Major League Baseball reached a financial settlement in order for the 62-year-old to hang it up during the season.
Hernandez's lawyer, Kevin Murphy, told 'The Athletic' that he was 'NOT kicked out.' Hernandez, in formerly announcing his retirement himself, said he wants to 'spend more time with my family.' 'Starting with my first Major League game in 1991, I have had the very good experience of living out my childhood dream of umpiring in the major leagues,' Hernandez's statement read. 'There is nothing better than working at a profession that you enjoy.
Hernandez once accused the league of 'manipulating the performance of Mr. Hernandez and other minority umpires,' which in turn has prevented more minority umpires from becoming crew chiefs. In March 2021, Hernandez lost a lawsuit against Major League Baseball that alleged racial discrimination. In the lawsuit, filed in 2017, Hernandez said he had been discriminated against because he had not been assigned to a World Series since 2005 and had not been made a crew chief.
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