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The son of Mark Leiter (who made his MLB debut with the 1990 Yankees) and nephew of Mets and Yankees lefty Al Leiter, the right-handed Mark Leiter Jr. is under team control through the 2026 season.
Mark Edward Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies , Toronto Blue Jays , and Chicago Cubs .
NEW YORK – At the MLB trade deadline, Mark Leiter Jr. arrived as a Yankee, carrying along one of the game’s most lethal and perhaps underrated pitches. Leiter Jr. first threw his version of a ...
MLB trade deadline rankings, grades: Top 50 deals, from Paul DeJong to Erick Fedde to Jazz Chisholm Jr., with marks for top 10 moves ... Yankees acquire Mark Leiter Jr. from Cubs for Ben Cowles ...
July 30 – acquired right-handed relief pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. from Chicago Cubs in exchange for 22nd-ranked relief pitching prospect Jack Neely and infield 29th-ranked prospect Ben Cowles. [33] The Yankees also traded relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson to the Houston Astros for a minor league prospect and international pool money. [34]
Mark's brother, Al Leiter, was a major-league pitcher from 1987 to 2005, and his son, Mark Leiter Jr., has also pitched in MLB. Mark was traded to the New York Yankees on July 30, 2024. His nephew, Jack Leiter, is currently with the Texas Rangers farm. Leiter's 9-month-old son Ryan died of spinal muscular atrophy in 1994. He and his first wife ...
On a humid Sunday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, complete with a long rain delay, newly acquired reliever Mark Leiter Jr. held off the Blue Jays in the 10th, and DJ LeMahieu singled home the winning ...
Leiter went 2-1 with a 4.98 ERA in 21 games with the Yankees, who acquired him from the Cubs in July. The 33-year-old was 2-4 with a 4.21 ERA in 39 games for Chicago. Boone admitted he was tempted to add left-hander Nestor Cortes, but the left-hander is dealing with an elbow strain and isn't quite ready.