UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Angel Hernandez

Umpire Angel Hernandez

Presenting the UEFL Profile of MLB Umpire Angel Hernandez
Name: Angel Hernandez
Pronunciation Guide: AIN-jel her-NAN-dehz (Anglo).
Date of Birth: August 26, 1961
Place of Birth: Havana, Cuba

MiLB Leagues Worked: Florida State, Carolina, Southern, American Association, Venezuelan Inter-Alliance.
MLB Debut: 1991 (NL)
Level: MLB
Umpire Uniform Number: 55
Crew Chief: No

2019 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 142 (CWS M Rick Renteria; QOC = N).
Ejection 083 (TEX M Chris Woodward; QOC = Y-c).

2018 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 084 (SD M Andy Green; QOC = Y).
Ejection 046 (MIL M Craig Counsell; QOC = N).

2017 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 135 (DET M Brad Ausmus; QOC = Y).
Ejection 134 (DET 2B Ian Kinsler; QOC = Y).

2016 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 112 (ATL IM Brian Snitker; QOC = Y).
Ejection 081 (CWS PC Don Cooper; QOC = Y).

2015 Ejections: 2.
Ejection 079 (TOR M John Gibbons; QOC = Y).
Ejection 059 (PHI M Ryne Sandberg; QOC = N-C).

2014 Ejections: 3.
Ejection 118 (SF P Jean Machi; QOC = Y).
Ejection 085 (NYM C Anthony Recker; QOC = N).
Ejection 020 (LAD CF Matt Kemp; QOC = N).

2013 Ejections: 5.
Ejection 176 (ATL M Fredi Gonzalez; QOC = Y).
Ejection 088 (ATL M Fredi Gonzalez; QOC = Y).
Ejection 087 (ATL C Gerald Laird; QOC = Y).
Ejection 081 (BAL M Buck Showalter; QOC = Y).
Ejection 030 (OAK M Bob Melvin; QOC = N).

2012 Ejections: 0.
Ejection History: 4 (2005), 7 (2006), 4 (2008), 5 (2009), 6 (2010), 4 (2011), 0 (2012), 5 (2013), 3 (2014), 2 (2015), 2 (2016), 2 (2017), 2 (2018), 2 (2019).

UEFL History: Angel Hernandez

Postseason and Special Events History
World Baseball Classic: 2013
All-Star Game: 1999, 2009
Wild Card Game: -
Division Series: 1997, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020
Championship Series: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2010, 2016
World Series: 2002, 2005

UEFL Noteworthy Umpire of Year: 2012, 2014
UEFL Most Improved Umpire of the Year: 2015, 2016

Notes: Chairman of the board for Miracle League, a charity that believes "every child deserves to play baseball."
» Pre-game ritual includes partaking in a peanut butter-and-tuna fish sandwich.
» Received key to City of Hialeah and School Helping Hand Award at Binks Forest.
» Filed a lawsuit against MLB alleging racial discrimination in 2017.
» Hobbies include boating, fishing, motorcycles, scuba diving, golfing and weightlifting.