Mark Leiter Jr. | |||
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Philadelphia Phillies – No. 59 | |||
Pitcher | |||
Born: Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
March 31, 1991 |||
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MLB debut | |||
April 28, 2017, for the Philadelphia Phillies | |||
MLB statistics (through July 17, 2017) |
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Win–loss record | 1–2 | ||
Earned run average | 4.25 | ||
Strikeouts | 28 | ||
WHIP | 1.33 | ||
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Mark Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies of Major League Baseball (MLB).
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.
Leiter was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 18, 2017, making his debut on April 28.
His father, Mark Leiter, and uncle, Al Leiter, pitched in the major leagues.
Leiter has been a resident of the Lanoka Harbor section of Lacey Township, New Jersey.