Now batting, No. 35, third baseman Jack Leiter. In Al Leiter’s perfect world, that would have been his son’s future. “I wanted him to be Robin Ventura playing third base and batting left-handed,” Al ...

While most baseball fans might be unfamiliar with Jack, they likely know his father Al Leiter, who pitched for 19 seasons in the majors with the Mets, Blue Jays, Yankees and Marlins. Al made two ...

Al Leiter won 162 big league games, threw a no-hitter, made a pair of All-Star Games and twice finished in the top 10 in the Cy Young Award voting over 19 major league seasons. A lovely career.

2025 Leiter, 24, is the son of former big-leaguer Al Leiter. He was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 draft out of Vanderbilt and helped lead the Commodores to a College World Series appearance 2021.

He struck out 14 batters in 11.2 innings and is ranked as the No. 44 prospect in baseball entering this season. Leiter ... is 0-3 with an 8.83 ERA in nine career appearances.

Al Leiter won 162 big league games, threw a no-hitter, made a pair of All-Star Games and twice finished in the top 10 in the Cy Young Award voting over 19 major league seasons. A lovely career.