Angel Hernandez Throws Lance Lynn Out Of Spring Training Game For No Reason

The start of the MLB regular season is still weeks away, pitchers and position players are still building up to game speed, but there's one man in the sport who's already in midseason form: Angel Hernandez.

Hernandez is most commonly known around the sport for his often ludicrious mistakes behind the plate. Highlight, or lowlight, reels of his worst calls are legendary, with jaw dropping misses and his egregiously bad strike zone.

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In just one month, he had 81 missed calls last season, an unbelievable number that all but ensures he changed the outcome of multiple games. But Hernandez's remarkably poor performances aren't limited to his incomprehensible inconsistency. He's also well known for being extremely thin skinned and lacking in perspective. Both of those unenviable "qualities" were on display Friday night during a spring training game. 

Yes, a spring training game. 

Hernandez ejected St. Louis Cardinals starter Lance Lynn in the middle of his outing, prompting manager Ollie Marmol to come out and argue that Hernandez was removing a player from a necessary outing to build up arm strength. 

He promptly got tossed too.

But Hernandez wasn't done there. Lynn walked down to the visitor's bullpen to get the rest of his work in, only for Hernandez to toss him out of the bullpen too. 

Absolutely ridiculous, as always.

Lynn took his sweet time walking off the field, waving to fans who cheered him at Hernandez's expense.

Mar 8, 2024; West Palm Beach, Florida, USA:  St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn (31) waives goodbye as he takes his time leaving the ballpark after getting thrown out of the game by umpire Angel Hernandez (5) in the third inning at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches. Mandatory Credit: Jim Rassol-USA TODAY Sports

Angel Hernandez Always The Center Of The Story

Spring training games are meaningless. Fans know this, players know it, managers and front office executives know it. But Angel Hernandez apparently doesn't.

Lynn may have been chirping about some missed calls, but of course, Hernandez should be used to that by now, given how bad he is at doing his one literal job. Teams and players use these games to build up arm strength, work on different pitches, and build up to the regular season. And it's important that they be allowed to do so. 

Hernandez though, as usual, wanted to make himself the story. And he succeeded. Fans who paid to see major league players were instead treated to the Angel Hernandez show, just as he likes.

Maybe MLB can market him to media partners as part of their next television rights negotiation. He'd certainly love it.