Bryce Harper GOES OFF on Angel Hernandez after bad call, a breakdown
What Happened
In a tense bottom-of-the-third-inning matchup, Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper steps up to the plate against veteran umpire Angel Hernandez. With the game on the line, Harper takes the first pitch outside, then barely avoids swinging at the second. The umpire appeals, and to Harper's disbelief, Hernandez calls him out on strikes. Furious, Harper unleashes a profanity-laced tirade, questioning Hernandez's eyesight and competence. "Are you serious? There's no fucking way," Harper shouts, arguing vehemently that he did not go around on the pitch. Hernandez stands silently as the 2015 National League MVP continues his rant, accusing the umpire of being "terrible" and "garbage." Despite Harper's impassioned pleas, Hernandez remains unmoved, coldly informing the slugger, "You swung." This only further enrages Harper, who fires back, "You'll see, Angel Hernandez. You'll see." The Phillies manager rushes out to defend his star player, also insisting that Hernandez made the wrong call. Replays show the two swings in question were nearly identical, with Harper's bat head reaching the same position each time. If anything, the swing that Hernandez deemed a strikeout was quicker and more compact than the previous one he had allowed. The umpire's baffling decision leaves the Phillies dugout and fans furious, with one onlooker declaring, "There's no fucking way." Ejected from the game, a dejected Harper throws his helmet into the stands, where it is scooped up by an elated young fan. As the frustrated slugger walks off the field, Hernandez smugly tells him, "He'll see," further antagonizing Harper, who retorts, "You're the one that's going to see." Despite the heated confrontation, the young fan is thrilled to have captured Harper's discarded helmet as a souvenir. However, the moment is tinged with disappointment, as the questionable call by Hernandez has deprived the Phillies of their star player for the remainder of the crucial game.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentBottom third, Bryce Harper's up the first pitch outside.
Doesn't want it.
The next pitch, maybe.
Did he offer?
They appeal.
Ump says no.
Not even close.
Next pitch, yes.
Big old swing straight through it.
Two and one.
Doesn't need it.
It's outside.
3-1 pitch.
Ooh, nice one.
Okay, count is full.
Lock in.
Come on, Bryce.
Oh, did he go?
Yes, says Angel Hernan.
Are you serious?
There's no fucking way.
That's terrible.
Oh, you're done.
Are you shitting me?
That's fucking terrible.
You're garbage.
There's no fucking way.
Are you shitting me?
There's no fucking way I fucking went.
That's so fucking bad.
Are you fucking shitting me?
Are you serious?
You swung.
You swung.
Angel Hernandez is such a weirdo, man.
Just standing there taking this abuse
the whole time.
I mean, what else are you going to do?
And then just a very casual,
you swung.
Bullshit.
Fuck you.
That's so bad.
You're terrible.
You're terrible.
You'll see.
You'll see, Angel Hernandez.
You'll see.
You'll see.
Unfortunately, you're not really going to see.
Bryce isn't really going to see.
Not really a swing.
No.
So Angel Hernandez smugly saying,
you'll see.
You'll see.
Bryce goes, you'll see.
Uh, you'll see.
You're actually the one that's going to see.
Okay?
Now the manager's going to talk to him,
and he's like, swing.
It was a swing.
The one before he held.
That one, he went.
And, uh, yeah.
So this was the two swings.
This is the one before,
and then on the right
is the one where he says he went.
So he says that the 1-0 pitch on the left,
Bryce held,
but the other one, he went.
They're pretty identical.
Bryce gets his bat head to the same spot
and brings it back.
If anything, he brings it back quicker
in the one on the right,
like closer to his shoulder, faster
in the one on the right,
which is the one Angel says he went on.
So Angel's, um, you know,
entertaining as all get out,
but a horrible umpire.
There's no fucking way, says Topper.
And Bryce is going to walk back to the crowd,
ejected in the third inning.
Throws his helmet into the crowd.
The dude is also an entertainer.
Everyone bobbles it.
No one gets it.
Eventually, they're going to give it to a little kid.
Angel Hernandez is like, he'll see.
He'll see.
Bryce is like, all right, see you guys later.
Um, nope, you're going to, you'll see.
You're the one that's going to see.
And this kid got a helmet.
And this lady knows she's going to be on TV now.
So she's like, let me get my gum out of my mouth.
But look at, look at this cute kid.
Look how cute he looks in his helmet.
What a souvenir for him.
And just think, if Angel Hernandez,
wasn't so bad at being an umpire,
this kid isn't that happy.