Jack, who turns 25 in April, is the fourth Leiter to pitch in the majors joining his dad, his uncle Mark and his cousin Mark Jr., who is going on his fifth big league season now.

Let’s take a look at how Bryce Elder has recen … Okay, let’s not. It’s been bad. Over the course of July, his xFIP is close ...

The most recognizable Leiter is, of course, his father, Al, who has a resume Jack hopes to match or even top. Al played 19 seasons for four teams and won a pair of World Series titles.

Fastball velocity Jack Leiter's fastball averaged 1.4 miles per hour more on Friday night than he did last season. One look at the Baseball Savant velocity tables for Leiter's outing tells the story.

It was easy to envision the fireballer who is generously listed as 6-foot-1 and is the son of former big-league All-Star Al Leiter fronting the Rangers’ rotation sooner than later. With a ...

Jack’s father, Al, and Al’s brother, Mark, both pitched in the major leagues. Thanks to Jack and Mark Leiter Jr., the elder Leiters became the first set of brothers ever to produce sons who ...

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Texas Rangers rookie starter Jack Leiter took a couple of “hits” before getting his first big league victory. Leiter got hit on the head by a ball while in the ...

Rather, it was his teammate Jack Leiter, who shot up the draft boards during the 2021 season, going 11-4 with a 2.13 ERA and 179 strikeouts against 45 walks in 110 innings for Vanderbilt, at one ...

Jack, the only boy in a family that includes daughters Lindsay (27), Carly (25) and Katelyn (17), quickly learned to love the game. When Al retired after 2005, the family did some traveling.

Delbarton's Jack Leiter was always going to pitch, and he always wanted to, from the time he was a kid. It was in his blood as the son of former Mets and Yankees pitcher Al Leiter.

Al Leiter doesn’t want a Father’s Day present from his son, Jack. This trip, to the College World Series in Omaha, Neb., with the entire family to watch Jack pitch for defending national ...

Jack Leiter might already be the total package, but staying humble is in his DNA. Al Leiter will never forget a moment he experienced early in his career during a stint with the New York Yankees.