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Princess Turandot

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4. Way overdue, but good news. It sounds like MLB used $$ to push him into 'retirement'...
Mon May 27, 2024, 10:04 PM
May 2024

... Various articles note something like this:

Hernández and the league have reportedly been negotiating terms of his retirement over the past two weeks. (From Yahoo Sports)

I assume that umpires normally retire under the terms of existing contractual pension arrangements and don't require any negotiations.

He sued the league for discrimination awhile back claiming he was not chosen to work the World Series due to his Cuban ethnicity. The case was thrown out, and subsequent appeals failed as well. He last worked the WS in 2005.

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I barely follow baseball and even I know that name, as being a RockRaven May 2024 #1
OK, I've been busy, whaaa? How did this happen? ms liberty May 2024 #2
MLB gave him money to retire rpannier May 2024 #12
Hadn't worked a game since May 9 Bristlecone May 2024 #3
Way overdue, but good news. It sounds like MLB used $$ to push him into 'retirement'... Princess Turandot May 2024 #4
Good Riddance!! GP6971 May 2024 #5
He FINALLY made the right call... regnaD kciN May 2024 #6
Well played . . . Journeyman May 2024 #9
He released a statement True Dough May 2024 #7
friendships I made along the way... rpannier May 2024 #13
You're forgetting True Dough May 2024 #14
One of which I am. Different Drummer Jun 2024 #16
The current crop of home plate umpires is so bad ... usonian May 2024 #8
Then sound and pressure at First Base. Safe ? Traurigkeit May 2024 #10
MLB is slooooow. usonian May 2024 #11
There is an account on X that rates the accuracy or lack thereof... Different Drummer Jun 2024 #17
First Joe West and now Angel? Doc Sportello May 2024 #15
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