Okay, so I got curious about Angel Hernandez’s salary the other day. You know, you see him mentioned a lot, sometimes for good reasons, sometimes… not so much. It just popped into my head: how much does a guy like that actually make?
My First Steps
So, the first thing I did, obviously, was just jump online. I opened up my browser and typed in stuff like “Angel Hernandez salary”, “MLB umpire Angel Hernandez pay”, “how much does Angel Hernandez earn”. Pretty standard stuff.
Hitting a Wall
Honestly, I didn’t find much specific information right away. Lots of articles popped up, sure, but most were about his performance, controversies, or general stuff about MLB umpire salaries. Finding a specific number for him personally? That turned out to be tricky. It’s not like player contracts that get splashed all over sports news.
Digging a Bit Deeper
Alright, so the direct approach wasn’t working. I thought, maybe I can find the general range? I started searching for “MLB umpire salary range”, “average MLB umpire pay”, “veteran umpire salary MLB”. This gave me a bit more to work with.
- I found articles talking about starting salaries for rookie umpires.
- Then I found estimates for more experienced guys, especially those who get postseason games.
- Some sources mentioned a general range, like from low six figures up to maybe the mid-$400,000s for the top, most senior umpires.
It seems experience is a huge factor, plus getting those playoff and World Series assignments definitely bumps up the pay. They also get benefits and travel covered, which is part of the overall compensation.
Connecting the Dots (Sort Of)
So, back to Angel Hernandez. While I couldn’t find a website listing “Angel Hernandez: $XXX,XXX per year”, I could piece things together. The guy’s been umpiring in the majors for a long time, since the early 90s I think? That definitely puts him in the veteran category.
Based on the general ranges I saw for experienced umpires, you figure he’s gotta be somewhere in the upper tier of that pay scale. He’s worked plenty of seasons, seen playoff games. It’s reasonable to guess he makes a pretty good living, likely well into the six figures, possibly towards the higher end of those general estimates I found online, like maybe in the $300k-$400k zone, but that’s just my educated guess based on the general info.
Final Thoughts
So, yeah. Finding the exact salary for Angel Hernandez wasn’t something I could just look up easily. Those details seem pretty confidential, which makes sense I guess. But by looking into the general pay structure for MLB umpires and considering his long career, I got a much better picture. It’s not a specific number, but it gives you an idea. It was an interesting little dive into how that side of baseball works.
