NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Tuesday refused to revive longtime umpire Angel Hernandez’s lawsuit accusing Major League Baseball of racial discrimination.
In a 3-0 decision, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan rejected the Cuban-born Hernandez’s arguments that the league’s promotion practices, including its failure to promote him to crew chief, reflected unfair treatment of minorities.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
