Yankees’ Aaron Boone gets ejected, hilariously pretends he’s a catcher (VIDEO)

Yankees manager Aaron Boone got ejected in spectacular fashion Friday night, flipping out and pretending he’s a catcher.

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NEW YORK — Yankees manager Aaron Boone put on a show that maybe nobody’s ever seen.

Boone pretended to be a catcher and tried to show the umpire just how wrong he was calling balls and strikes before getting thrown out in the fifth inning of a game against the Tigers on Friday night at Yankees Stadium.

Boone, fed up with plate ump Nic Lentz, squatted behind the plate and pretended to catch the ball.

Aaron Boone’s tirade contained some choice language…but it also had a pretty good catching tutorial! #YANKSonYES pic.twitter.com/KS8sigUxxU

— YES Network (@YESNetwork) September 1, 2018

It happened after Lentz threw Boone out for arguing balls and strikes.

Boone also got in Lentz’s face.

He walked back into the Yankees’ dugout and disappeared into the clubhouse without further incident.

It was Boone’s third ejection of the year, his first since getting tossed in Cleveland on July 14.

Scout breaks down McCutchen trade

Here’s the Yankees’ press release on the Andrew McCutchen trade below:

The New York Yankees today announced that they have acquired OF Andrew McCutchen along with cash considerations from the San Francisco Giants in exchange for INF Abiatal Avelino and RHP Juan De Paula.

McCutchen, 31, hit .255/.357/.415 (123-for-482) with 65R, 28 doubles, 2 triples, 15HR, 55RBI, 73BB and 13SB in 130 games in his first season with the Giants. His 73 walks are tied for seventh-most in the National League. He played 128 games (127 starts) in right field, committing just 2E in 255TC (.992).

The Fort Meade, Fla., native played his first nine Major League seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates (2009-17), making five NL All-Star Teams (2011-15) and winning the 2013 National League Most Valuable Player Award and 2015 Roberto Clemente Award. He was traded by Pittsburgh with cash considerations to the Giants in exchange for RHP Kyle Crick, OF Bryan Reynolds and international bonus pool money on January 15, 2018. He is under contract through the 2018 season.

In 1,476 games over 10 Major League seasons (2009-18), the right-handed hitter is batting .288/.377/.481 (1,586-for-5,515) with 879R, 320 doubles, 46 triples, 218HR, 780RBI, 758BB and 184SB. Since 2009, he ranks second among Major League hitters in runs scored and times on base (2,412), and fifth in hits and walks.

McCutchen was originally selected by the Pirates in the first round (11th overall) in the 2005 First-Year Player Draft.

Avelino, 23, combined with Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre and Double-A Trenton to hit .287 (133-for-464) with 65R, 13 doubles, 8 triples, 15HR and 66RBI in 123 games this season. He was originally signed by the Yankees as a non-drafted free agent on December 26, 2011.

De Paula, 20, went 2-2 with a 1.71 ERA (47.1IP, 9ER) and 46K in 10 games (nine starts) with short-season Single-A Staten Island this season. He was acquired by the Yankees with RHP Jio Orozco from the Seattle Mariners in exchange for OF Ben Gamel on August 31, 2016.

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