Mark Leiter Jr Comes Home To Play For The Yankees

Toms River High School North Standout Joins The Yankees

If you know anything about major league baseball MLB then you know the Leiter Family has represented New Jersey and Ocean County with several professional ball players who have had great careers and had great success with local teams here in the Tri-State area like the New York Yankees, New York Mets, and Philadelphia Phillies.

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Of course, Mark Leiter (Senior) graduated from Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township and went on to play for several MLB teams. He pitched for eight clubs:

• New York Yankees (1990)
• Detroit Tigers (1991-1993)
• California Angels (1994)
• San Francisco Giants (1995-1996)
• Montreal Expos (1996)
• Philadelphia Phillies (1997-1998)
• Seattle Mariners (1999)
• Milwaukee Brewers (2001)

Now Leiter's son Mark Leiter Jr. comes from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees to pitch the second half of the season in the Bronx. According to CBS Sports, "The New York Yankees have acquired right-handed reliever Mark Leiter Jr. from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for infielder Ben Cowles and right-handed reliever Jack Neely, the teams announced Tuesday. Leiter, 33, has pitched to a 4.21 ERA and 2.11 FIP in 39 appearances this season with 53 strikeouts and 13 unintentional walks in 36 1/3 innings. Leiter has been lights out in July."

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Of course, Mark's Uncle, Al Leiter, pitched for several MLB teams including:

• Yankees, 1987-'89, 2005
• Toronto Blue Jays, 1989-'95
• Florida Marlins, 1996-'97, 2005
• New York Mets, 1998-2004

Mark Leiter Jr joins another Toms River High School North Mariner pitcher, Ron Marinaccio, who is pitching for the Yankees. Good luck Mark and welcome aboard. Leiter joins other Ocean County greats like Todd Frazier and Jeff Musselman to recently play MLB baseball.