Michael Kay rips umpire Angel Hernandez after Yankees balk

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Yankees commentator Michael Kay has had enough of Angel Hernandez behind home plate.

The embattled umpire stopped play during the top of the sixth inning to call a balk on Yankees lefty Wandy Peralta much to the dismay of Kay.

“Of course. Angel Hernandez is involved; he’s going to impact himself on the game,” Kay said, annoyed that the home plate umpire was making the call.


Angel Hernandez calls a balk from behind home plate.
Angel Hernandez calls a balk from behind home plate, which Michael Kay took exception to on the Yankees broadcast.
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Anthony Volpe #11 of the New York Yankees reacts after a call made by home plate umpire 
umpire Angel Hernandez
Anthony Volpe (11) of the New York Yankees reacts after a call made by home plate umpire Angel Hernandez.
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Typically, the first base umpire is the one to call a balk like this against a left-handed pitcher but Hernandez believed he had seen enough.

To be fair, it would appear that he got the call correct on Peralta.

That didn’t stop Kay’s frustration with Hernandez, which has become habitual for baseball fans over the past several years.

Plenty of fans were frustrated with Hernandez during the game over a few questionable strike calls.


New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay
New York Yankees broadcaster Michael Kay (r.) has covered the team since 1992.
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Hernandez has a long-standing history of struggles with making mistakes, including being removed from the 2018 World Series for a pitiful performance in the Yankees-Red Sox ALDS Game 3 when he missed three simple calls.

To that point, Hernandez had claimed that the MLB was discriminating against him in a lawsuit for not giving him a World Series assignment.


Wandy Peralta #58 of the New York Yankees was frustrated with Angel Hernandez
Wandy Peralta of the New York Yankees was frustrated with Angel Hernandez.
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Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers (6) runs the bases after his three-run home run
Houston Astros center fielder Jake Meyers (6) runs the bases after his three-run home run.
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The runner would come around to score on a Jake Meyers three-run home run, the difference in the Yankees’ 9-7 loss to the Astros.

The Bombers’ free fall continues as they are 3 1/2 games back of the last AL wild card.



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