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Mark Edward Leiter (born April 13, 1963) is an American former right-handed
pitcher In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws ("pitches") the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw ...
in
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who had an 11-year career from to and in . Leiter grew up in
Toms River, New Jersey Toms River is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. Its mainland portion is also a census-designated place of the same name, which serves as the county seat of Ocean County.Central Regional High School in 1981, where he played baseball together with his brother Al and Jeff Musselman.


Career

Mark played for the
New York Yankees The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Boroughs of New York City, New York City borough of the Bronx. The Yankees compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Amer ...
,
Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...
,
California Angels The Los Angeles Angels are an American professional baseball team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Angels compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West division. Since 1966, the team ha ...
and
Seattle Mariners The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) American League West, West division. The team joined the American League ...
, all of the
American League The American League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the American League (AL), is one of two leagues that make up Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada. It developed from the Western League, a minor league ...
. He also played for the
San Francisco Giants The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco, California. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. Founded in 1883 as the New Yor ...
,
Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in t ...
,
Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...
and
Milwaukee Brewers The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) National League Central, Central division. The Brewers are named for t ...
, all of the
National League The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, known simply as the National League (NL), is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, and the world's oldest extant professional team s ...
. As a member of the Giants, he won the 1994
Willie Mac Award The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980 to the most inspirational player on the San Francisco Giants, as voted upon by Giants players, coaches, training staff, and more recently, Giants ...
honoring his spirit and leadership.


Personal life

Mark's brother, Al Leiter, was a major-league pitcher from 1987 to 2005, and his son,
Mark Leiter Jr. Mark Leiter Jr. (born March 13, 1991) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Chicago Cubs organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and Chicago Cubs. Caree ...
, has also pitched in MLB. Leiter's 9-month-old son Ryan died of
spinal muscular atrophy Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting. It is usually diagnosed in infancy or early childhood and if left untreated it is the most common genetic ...
in 1994. He and his wife, Allison, started the Ryan Leiter Fund to raise funds for families of victims of the disease.


References


External links


www.leiteradvantage.com
1963 births Living people American expatriate baseball players in Canada American people of Austrian descent American people of British descent American people of Czech descent Baseball players from New Jersey California Angels players Central Regional High School alumni Connors State Cowboys baseball players Detroit Tigers players Hagerstown Suns players Major League Baseball pitchers Milwaukee Brewers players Montreal Expos players New York Yankees players Newark Bears players Philadelphia Phillies players Ramapo Roadrunners baseball players San Francisco Giants players Seattle Mariners players Sportspeople from Toms River, New Jersey Sportspeople from Joliet, Illinois Tacoma Rainiers players {{US-baseball-pitcher-1960s-stub