Controversial MLB umpire ejects Cardinals' Lance Lynn from spring training game twice

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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. The umpire ejected the right-hander from the exhibition game.

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St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn pitches in the second inning at CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach, Fla., March 8, 2024. (Jim Rassol/USA Today Sports)

According to MLB.com writer John Denton’s posts on X, Lynn said Hernández "started chirping at the (Cardinals) 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.’'

In a somewhat unusual move, Lynn decided to go to the Cardinals' bullpen in an apparent effort to get some more work in.

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Hernández was not pleased with Lynn's unorthodox approach and decided to cut the bullpen session short by ejecting the pitcher a second time.

St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn takes his time leaving the ballpark after getting thrown out of a game by umpire Ángel Hernandez in the third inning at Cacti Park of the Palm Beaches in West