January 20, 2022
A Manhattan federal judge on Thursday stood by his earlier decision to sink a racial discrimination suit against Major League Baseball, saying a Cuban-born umpire hasn't raised any new arguments that the league routinely withholds opportunities and promotions from minority workers.
April 29, 2021
A Cuban-born Major League Baseball umpire said Wednesday that a New York federal judge's decision that an overly small sample size bars his claims that racial minorities were routinely passed over for World Series games and crew chief promotions sets a dangerous precedent for employers.
March 31, 2021
Major League Baseball notched a win Wednesday over umpire Angel Hernandez's suit claiming he was illegally denied promotions and plum World Series assignments, with a New York federal judge ruling he couldn't rebut the league's argument that his poor officiating was a valid reason to pass him over.
June 08, 2020
Major League Baseball argued Friday that umpire Angel Hernandez has been passed over for promotions and World Series assignments not because of any racial bias but because he is a terrible umpire, in a court filing defending against the umpire's lawsuit that alleges he is a victim of "a long and disgraceful history of racism" in professional baseball.
April 27, 2020
A Cuban-born MLB umpire has urged a New York federal court to push his bias suit forward with a ruling that the league discriminated against him and other racial minority umpires by routinely passing them over for World Series games and crew chief promotions despite solid job performance.
October 31, 2019
A New York federal judge has trimmed a claim from an MLB umpire's suit alleging the league discriminated against him, saying the court can't protect his ability to speak to the media about the suit before he actually says something that may need protection.
October 15, 2019
A contentious race discrimination lawsuit by MLB umpire Angel Hernandez took another turn as the league asked a federal magistrate judge in Manhattan to reject the umpire's request to stop the league from keeping certain documents and testimony confidential.
September 23, 2019
Major League Baseball has thrown a curveball to Angel Hernandez, telling a New York federal court the controversial umpire's most recent request to amend his racial discrimination lawsuit based on "new" information about umpire evaluations is nothing more than a gimmick.
August 27, 2019
A Major League Baseball umpire suing the league for racial discrimination will have to undergo a psychiatric exam and sit for additional questioning, a New York federal judge said Monday, finding the requests were reasonable in light of the umpire's $9 million emotional distress claim and newly revealed evidence.
August 21, 2019
A Major League Baseball umpire suing the league for racial discrimination told a New York federal court he has new evidence to support his claims, saying MLB executives admitted in depositions that they make promotion decisions based on arbitrary and subjective criteria.