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Mark Leiter Jr.
Mark Edward Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. Leiter played college baseball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was selected by the Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2017.
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 and signed. He made his professional debut that year with the GCL Phillies and he was promoted to the Clearwater Threshers and Lakewood BlueClaws during the season. In 45 innings pitched between the three teams, he was 4–0 with a 1.20 ERA. In 2014, he played for Lakewood and Clearwater, compiling a combined 9–12 record and 4.35 ERA in 27 total starts, and in 2015, he pitched with Clearwater and the Reading Fighting Phils, going 8–7 with a 3.09 ERA in 27 games (21 starts). Leiter spent 2016 with Reading where he pitched to a 6–3 record and 3.39 ERA in 23 games (17 starts). He began 2017 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Leiter was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 18, 2017, making his debut on April 28. He finished his rookie season with a 3–6 record and a 4.96 ERA with 84 strikeouts over 27 appearances (11 starts). He began 2018 on the disabled list and was optioned to Lehigh Valley after he was activated.
On September 1, 2018, Leiter was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was activated from the disabled list on September 3 and made 8 appearances for Toronto, struggling to a 13.50 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 6+2⁄3 innings. Leiter was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on November 26. He later cleared waivers and was assigned to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons.
On March 17, 2019, the Blue Jays organization announced Leiter would miss the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Leiter elected free agency following the season on November 4.
On February 13, 2020, Leiter signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leiter was released by the Diamondbacks organization on May 22.
On July 9, 2020, Leiter signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He did not play in a game for the Patriots due to the cancellation of the 2020 ALPB season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, though he would participate in a pop-up series of games that the team would create called the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series.
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Mark Leiter Jr.
Mark Edward Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Chicago Cubs, and New York Yankees. Leiter played college baseball at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He was selected by the Phillies in the 22nd round of the 2013 MLB draft, and made his MLB debut with them in 2017.
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 and signed. He made his professional debut that year with the GCL Phillies and he was promoted to the Clearwater Threshers and Lakewood BlueClaws during the season. In 45 innings pitched between the three teams, he was 4–0 with a 1.20 ERA. In 2014, he played for Lakewood and Clearwater, compiling a combined 9–12 record and 4.35 ERA in 27 total starts, and in 2015, he pitched with Clearwater and the Reading Fighting Phils, going 8–7 with a 3.09 ERA in 27 games (21 starts). Leiter spent 2016 with Reading where he pitched to a 6–3 record and 3.39 ERA in 23 games (17 starts). He began 2017 with the Lehigh Valley IronPigs.
Leiter was called up to the Major Leagues for the first time on April 18, 2017, making his debut on April 28. He finished his rookie season with a 3–6 record and a 4.96 ERA with 84 strikeouts over 27 appearances (11 starts). He began 2018 on the disabled list and was optioned to Lehigh Valley after he was activated.
On September 1, 2018, Leiter was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was activated from the disabled list on September 3 and made 8 appearances for Toronto, struggling to a 13.50 ERA with 9 strikeouts across 6+2⁄3 innings. Leiter was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on November 26. He later cleared waivers and was assigned to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons.
On March 17, 2019, the Blue Jays organization announced Leiter would miss the entire season after undergoing Tommy John surgery. Leiter elected free agency following the season on November 4.
On February 13, 2020, Leiter signed a minor league contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Leiter was released by the Diamondbacks organization on May 22.
On July 9, 2020, Leiter signed with the Somerset Patriots of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He did not play in a game for the Patriots due to the cancellation of the 2020 ALPB season as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, though he would participate in a pop-up series of games that the team would create called the SOMERSET Professional Baseball Series.
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