Angel Hernandez claims his Cuban heritage is costing him money and prestige as a major league umpire.

Hernandez is suing Major League Baseball and commissioner Rob Manfred, alleging racial discrimination in making assignments, Cincinnati.com reported Monday. Hernandez, 55 and a big-league umpire since 1991, believes he should be a full-time crew chief and that he was good enough to have worked more than two World Series. He was assigned to the Series in 2002 and 2005.

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In the lawsuit, which was obtained by Cincinnati.com, Hernandez claims he has been passed over in favor of lesser-qualified white umpires despite receiving "high marks on evaluations" (Cincinnati.com's paraphrase). Research by Cincinnati.com showed about 10 percent of major league umpires are Latino or African-American.

Hernandez also believes MLB vice president Joe Torre has given him poor marks since 2011, when Torre joined the commissioner's office, because of a longstanding personal feud.

Hernandez is seeking back pay and compensatory damages, Cincinnati.com reported. Hernandez, his attorney, the commissioner's office and the umpires' union all either declined to comment or could not be reached by the website.

The claim by Hernandez of favorable evaluations in years past flies in the face of his reputation within baseball. He is seen as having poor judgment, in particular on balls and strikes, and as being ill-tempered. He routinely ranks near the bottom of player surveys.