The Washington Nationals and Arizona Diamondbacks engaged in a Thursday afternoon game. Halfway through the contest, Nationals manager Davey Martinez got ejected after taking an issue with home plate umpire Doug Eddings strike zone.

But the ejection of Martinez is right up there with the best of the year and you have to watch it to believe it.

Davey Martinez got into the umpire's ear, wiped off home plate, then laid down right behind it to signal how low the pitcher were that were called for strikes. The strike zone had been a hot topic all day, and Martinez finally lost it in the fifth inning.

Baseball fans everywhere were shocked at Martinez's ejection, and this has to be up there with one of the best of the year.

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Just a week before, Martinez had printed out a picture of the controversial game-ending call and held it up during a press conference in another frustrating situation for the Nationals manager, so this isn't exactly a new trend for him this season.

It sure has been a difficult year for Martinez and the Nationals in general. They sit in last place in the National League East with a 28-45 record, and games such as this one are not helping one bit when the strike zone was questionable.

The latest outburst from Martinez could result in a fine from the league, but this video will be played for a long time in one of the more recent all-time manager ejections in the MLB.