Mark Edward Leiter is a former right-handed pitcher

Pitcher

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 in Major League Baseball

Major League Baseball

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 who had an 11-year career from -, . Leiter grew up in Toms River, New Jersey

Toms River, New Jersey

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Career

Mark played for the New York Yankees

New York Yankees

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, Detroit Tigers

Detroit Tigers

The Detroit Tigers are a Major League Baseball team located in Detroit, Michigan. One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Detroit in as part of the Western League. The Tigers have won four World Series championships and have won the American League pennant...

, California Angels

Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim

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 and Seattle Mariners

Seattle Mariners

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, all of the American League

American League

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. He also played for the San Francisco Giants

San Francisco Giants

The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the National League West Division....

, Montreal Expos

Washington Nationals

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, Philadelphia Phillies

Philadelphia Phillies

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 and Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers

The Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...

, all of the National League

National League

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As a member of the Giants, he won the Willie Mac Award

Willie Mac Award

The Willie Mac Award is named in honor of Willie McCovey. It has been presented annually since 1980. It is awarded to the player on the San Francisco Giants who best exemplifies the spirit and leadership consistently shown by McCovey throughout his long career, voted upon by the players and...

 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

Al Leiter

Alois Terry "Al" Leiter is a former Major League Baseball left-handed starting pitcher. He is now a studio analyst for MLB Network, and a color commentator for the YES Network.-Early career :Leiter attended Central Regional High School....

, 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 Toms River, NJ that offers pitching lessons, coaching and instruction www.leiteradvantage.com

External links

• www.leiteradvantage.com