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Nic Lentz
Nic Lentz
	Lentz on July 7, 2018
	Born: December 28, 1989 (age 34); Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
MLB debut
	April 20, 2016
Crew Information
Umpiring crew	Q (17)
Crew members	#23 Lance Barksdale (crew chief); #5 Ángel Hernández; #93 Will Little; #59 Nic Lentz;
Career highlights and awards
	Special Assignments All-Star Games (2024); Wild Card Games/Series (2024); Division Series (2022, 2023); Championship Series (2024); 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]