This article is about the professional baseball umpire. For the mixed martial artist, see Nik Lentz.
Baseball player
Nic Lentz
Lentz on July 7, 2018
Born: (1989-12-28) December 28, 1989 (age 34) Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
MLB debut
April 20, 2016[1]
Crew Information
Umpiring crew
12
Crew members
#23 Lance Barksdale (crew chief)
#5 Ángel Hernández
#93 Will Little
#59 Nic Lentz
Career highlights and awards
Special Assignments
Division Series (2022, 2023)
World Baseball Classic (2023)
2017 Triple-A All-Star Game
Nicolas James Lentz (born December 28, 1989) is an American umpire in Major League Baseball. He made his debut on April 20, 2016, in Miami.[2] He wears number 59,[3] which was most recently worn by former umpire Jon Byrne.[2]
During the 2016 season, Lentz umpired 105 MLB games, 24 as the home plate umpire.[4] Lentz's first MLB ejection came on May 17, 2017, when he ejected St. Louis Cardinals' manager Mike Matheny.[5] In July 2017, Lentz was the first base umpire for the Triple-A All-Star Game.[6] He umpired 109 MLB games during the 2017 season, 25 behind the plate.[4]
On August 31, 2018, Lentz ejected New York Yankees' manager Aaron Boone. Boone, who had been in the dugout, was displeased with a strike call Lentz made during a Gleyber Torres at-bat. Boone came on to the field and became quite animated, including crouching behind home plate in a catcher's stance, apparently demonstrating to Lentz the difference between balls and strikes.[7]
^"Washington Nationals 3, Miami Marlins 1". Retrosheet. April 20, 2016.
^ ab"Major League Debut of Umpire Nic Lentz (59)". closecallsports.com. April 20, 2016. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^"Major League Umpire Roster". MLB.com. March 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ ab"Nic Lentz". Retrosheet. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
^"MLB Ejection 037 - Nic Lentz (1; Mike Matheny)". closecallsports.com. May 19, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^"INT All-Stars vs. PCL All-Stars". milb.com. July 12, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^Thompson, Chris (September 1, 2018). "Aaron Boone Tops Ron Gardenhire In Battle Of Colorful Manager Meltdowns". Deadspin. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
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