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Ex-Yankee prospect arrested for threatening cops on Instagram

A former Yankee prospect — who gave up life on the streets to sign with the Bronx Bombers in 2010 — was busted at JFK airport for making terroristic threats against cops, sources said Tuesday.

Leonel Vinas, who once signed a minor league contract with the Yanks, made an Instagram post about shooting cops on Monday before attempting to board a flight to the Dominican Republic, according to police sources.

“HERE’S A MESSAGE,” Vinas wrote. “I AM GOING TO THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC. THE FIRST COP THAT STOPS ME, IS EITHER GETTING SHOT OR GETTING HI-JACK.