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Charles Curtis

CC Sabathia posted 1 trolling GIF to celebrate Angel Hernandez retiring

CC Sabathia Angel Hernandez

The year was 2018. The New York Yankees were in the playoffs against the Boston Red Sox. Angel Hernandez had a rough game as an umpire, with multiple plays overturned.

Afterwards, Yankees starter CC Sabathia went off on Hernandez, calling the umpire “absolutely terrible” and adding, “it’s amazing how he’s getting jobs umpiring in these playoff games.”

Fastforward to 2024. Hernandez is now a retired umpire, leaving behind a legacy of bad calls, and baseball fans everywhere are celebrating. Turns out … so is Sabathia, or so it seems.

Here’s what Sabathia posted on X (formerly Twitter) after the news dropped on Tuesday night:

And that famous moment in 2018:

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