Mark Leiter
American baseball player
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| Intro | American baseball player | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Athlete Baseball player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 13 April 1963 | |
| Age | 61 years |
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Biography
Mark Edward Leiter (born April 13, 1963) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who had an 11-year career from 1990-1999, 2001. Leiter grew up in Toms River, New Jersey.
Career
Mark 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.
1990 Named "Best Control Pitcher" in the International League.
Named to 1991 Topps All Star Rookie Team
1994 Lead the American League in Inherited Runs Stranded.
Mark's brother, Al Leiter, was a successful major league pitcher.
Mark can also be seen on the internet, guest-appearing in several episodes of TheBackstopDOTnet's YouTube page, a business aimed towards sports cards and memorabilia.
Mark currently runs a pitching academy in Forked River, New Jersey that offers pitching lessons, coaching and instruction www.leiteradvantage.net