Umpire Angel Hernandez had several calls overturned at first base Monday night
Umpire Angel Hernandez’s calls at first base were under review on Monday night in Game 3 of the ALDS. Everyone from the Red Sox and Yankees managers to fans on social media challenged his rulings — and those second-guessers were often right.
Hernandez first raised eyebrows with a call in the bottom of the second inning. Red Sox starter Nathan Eovaldi whipped a Didi Gregorius bunt to first base, where Hernandez ruled the Yankees shortstop safe. Alex Cora challenged the call and the ruling was overturned upon review.
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In the bottom of the third inning, Gleyber Torres grounded to Red Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, whose throw to first base did not arrive in time and required Steve Pearce to lift his foot off the bag. However, Hernandez ruled Torres out before Yankees manager Aaron Boone had the ruling overturned on replay.
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Two Hernandez calls went to replay review in the fourth inning. The first — calling Luke Voit safe — was upheld after a Cora challenge, but the second was reversed with the assistance of a television monitor. That call again involved Gregorious. This time Hernandez ruled the shortstop out, but a short replay review proved the opposite.
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“There were several very close calls at first base tonight, and we are glad that instant replay allowed the umpiring crew to achieve the proper result on all of them,” Major League Baseball said in a statement.
Hernandez, who is suing Major League Baseball for racial discrimination, will be behind the plate for a potential elimination game on Tuesday night. Hernandez also had a safe call at second base overturned in Game 2.
