Al Leiter
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Leiter with MLB Network at the 2009 World Series.
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Born: October 23, 1965 Toms River, New Jersey |
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| MLB debut | |||
| September 15, 1987, for the New York Yankees | |||
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| October 2, 2005, for the New York Yankees | |||
| MLB statistics | |||
| Win–loss record | 162–132 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.80 | ||
| Strikeouts | 1,974 | ||
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Alois "Al" Terry Leiter (/ˈlaɪtər/; born October 23, 1965 in Toms River, New Jersey) is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) left-handed starting pitcher. Leiter pitched 19 seasons in the Major Leagues for New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, and New York Mets. He is now a studio analyst for MLB Network and a color commentator for the YES Network and 2016 Marlins Fox Sports Florida game analyst.
Leiter was raised in a baseball-oriented family; all five of his brothers played the game. A native of Berkeley Township, New Jersey, Leiter attended Central Regional High School, in the township's Bayville section. During one stretch in high school, he pitched consecutive no-hitters followed by a 32-strikeout game in 13 innings on April 19, 1984 (a game which he did not win). Leiter was selected for the Wilson First Team All-American team. 2016 NJSIAA named to NJ High School Hall of Fame.
Leiter was drafted by New York Yankees in 1984 as a second round pick. Both he and his brother Mark became Yankees prospects.
Leiter made his major league debut as the starting pitcher for the Yankees on September 15, 1987, earning the win in a Yankees 4–3 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Yankee Stadium. Leiter has mentioned on a YES Network broadcast that early in his career with the Yankees, manager Billy Martin walked up to him and asked him why he was lifting weights. Leiter responded, "To strengthen my arm." Billy was quoted as saying, "If you want to strengthen your arm, do some long toss." In one of his final starts as a young player for the Yankees, manager Dallas Green left Leiter in to throw 162 pitches in a cold damp day in 1989.
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