Mark Leiter

Mark Leiter
Mark Leiter
	Leiter with the New York Mets during spring training in 2001
	Pitcher
	Born: April 13, 1963 (age 61); Joliet, Illinois, U.S.
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	July 24, 1990, for the New York Yankees
Last MLB appearance
	October 7, 2001, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
Win–loss record	65–73
Earned run average	4.57
Strikeouts	892
Teams
	New York Yankees (1990); Detroit Tigers (1991–1993); California Angels (1994); San Francisco Giants (1995–1996); Montreal Expos (1996); Philadelphia Phillies (1997–1998); Seattle Mariners (1999); Milwaukee Brewers (2001);

Mark Edward Leiter (born April 13, 1963) is an American former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1990 to 1999 and in 2001. Leiter grew up in Toms River, New Jersey.^[1]

Leiter graduated from Central Regional High School in 1981, where he played baseball together with his brother Al and Jeff Musselman.^[2]

Career

Leiter played for the New York Yankees, Detroit Tigers, California Angels and Seattle Mariners, all of the American League. He also played for the San Francisco Giants, Montreal Expos, Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, all of the National League.

As a member of the Giants, he won the 1994 Willie Mac Award honoring his spirit and leadership.

Personal life

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, Allison, started the Ryan Leiter Fund to raise funds for families of victims of the disease.^[3]

References

^ Anastatisa, Phil (June 7, 2004). "Scout reflects on baseball love affair". Courier-Post. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
^ Trutor, Clayton. Mark Leiter, Society for American Baseball Research. Accessed July 30, 2019. "Raised on the Jersey Shore, Leiter graduated from Central Regional High School in Bayville, New Jersey, in 1981. He starred on the baseball team along with his brother Al, who was a freshman during Mark’s senior year, and classmate Jeff Musselman, who later pitched for the Blue Jays and Mets (1986-1990)."
^ Maske, Mark (April 28, 1999). "NOTHING CAN MAKE UP FOR SON'S DEATH". AP NEWS. Associated Press. Retrieved March 14, 2019.