Mark Leiter Jr.

Mark Leiter Jr.
Philadelphia Phillies – No. 59
Pitcher
Born: (1991-03-31) March 31, 1991
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
April 28, 2017, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
(through August 10, 2017)
Win–loss record 1–2
Earned run average 4.08
Strikeouts 45
WHIP 1.23
Teams

Mark Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).

Career

Leiter attended Toms River High School North in Toms River, New Jersey and played college baseball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2013 Major League Baseball draft.[1][2]

Leiter was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 18, 2017,[3] making his debut on April 28.[4]

Personal

His father, Mark Leiter, and uncle, Al Leiter, pitched in the major leagues.[5]

Leiter has been a resident of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, New Jersey.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Housenick, Tom (March 28, 2017). "Phillies minor league pitcher Mark Leiter prepared for any situation". Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  2. ↑ Edelson, Stephen (June 15, 2016). "Mark Leiter Jr. slowly shedding underdog status". Neptune, New Jersey: Asbury Park Press. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  3. ↑ Rizzo, Salvador (April 19, 2017). "Leiter Jr. Called Up to the Major Leagues". New York, New York: Observer. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  4. ↑ Zolecki, Todd (April 29, 2017). "Leiter 'cool, calm' for perfect MLB debut: Reliever part of second father-son duo to play for Phillies". phillies.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  5. ↑ Hagen, Paul. "Phillies Alumni feature: Mark Leiter Sr. and Mark Leiter Jr. grew up as Philadelphia Phillies fans". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
  6. ↑ Joyce, Greg. "Mark Leiter Jr. gets surprise call from IronPigs to Phillies", The Express-Times, April 19, 2017. Accessed May 10, 2017. "The Lanoka Harbor, N.J. resident split 2015 between Reading and High-A Clearwater -- both starting and relieving -- after splitting 2014 between Clearwater and Low-A Lakewood, only starting."
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