MLB returns, with umpire Ángel Hernández proving to be in midseason form, making another terrible call during a Detroit Tigers game.
In the 11th inning, New York Mets reliever Tonkin hit Tigers slugger Spencer Torkelson, but umpire Hernández ruled it a foul ball.
The Tigers challenged the call, but Hernández ruled Torkelson swung at the pitch and gave the palm-to-palm signal for a foul tip.
Monroe confirmed that Hernández swung, claiming it was a strike, despite Benetti’s doubts. Analysts should earn hazard pay for explaining Hernández’s operations.
Benetti and Monroe disagreed on the swing, with Monroe stating it was unimaginable that he could call that a swing.
Hernández’s recent decision, which left baseball fans as baffled as Benetti and Monroe, was a testament to his habit of confounding everyone with his calls.
