After Lance Lynn was initially tossed from a spring training game, the pitcher headed toward the bullpen, much to the umpire’s displeasure.
Longtime Major League Baseball umpire Ángel Hernández is known for having a relatively low tolerance for criticism. During Friday's spring training game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Washington Nationals, Hernández's short fuse was on full display when he ejected pitcher Lance Lynn twice. Lynn, who was making his spring training debut, appeared to take issue with Hernández's strike zone in the third inning.
According to MLB.com writer John Denton’s posts on X, Lynn said Hernández 'started chirping at the dugout and I told him, ‘They know it was a strike.’ He told me, ‘Let’s go!’ And I told him, ‘I have five seconds on the pitch clock and I’ll start whenever I feel like it’. ... I threw the next pitch and I was like, ‘There’s a strike!’ And then it was ‘see you later.
Hernández was not pleased with Lynn's unorthodox approach and decided to cut the bullpen session short by ejecting the pitcher a second time. Lynn allowed four runs on three hits and three walks in two innings of work. He had two strikeouts while throwing 25 of his 44 pitches for strikes. Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol also got ejected. Lynn waved at the crowd as they walked together through the outfield toward the clubhouse.
Hernández, who was hired as a big league umpire in 1993, has been controversial on the field at times. He had three calls at first base overturned by video review during Game 3 of the 2018 American League Division Series between the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. Hernandez helped trigger a viral moment last September when he ejected Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper from a game. An emotional Harper then threw his helmet into the stands.
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