Major League Baseball umpire Angel Hernandez filed a lawsuit against MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and the league as a whole, alleging MLB has discriminated against minority umpires who were in line for promotions or work in the postseason.
"The selection of these less qualified, white individuals over Hernandez was motivated by racial, national origin and/or ethnic considerations," lawyers representing Hernandez wrote in the lawsuit, per the Cincinnati Enquirer's James Pilcher.
Hernandez claims Joe Torre's hiring as MLB's executive vice president of baseball operations coincided with a decline in Hernandez's performance rating. He said the issues go beyond Torre, alleging discrimination from the league office is a "much deeper and more troubling trend.