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{{short description|American baseball player and commentator (born 1965)}}
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{{Infobox baseball biography
|name=Al Leiter
|image=Al Leiter 2009.jpg
|image_size=
|caption=Leiter at [[Citizens Bank Park]] in November 2009
|position=[[Pitcher]]
|bats=Left
|throws=Left
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1965|10|23}}
|birth_place=[[Toms River, New Jersey]], U.S.
|debutleague = MLB
|debutdate=September 15
|debutyear=1987
|debutteam=New York Yankees
|finalleague = MLB
|finaldate=October 2
|finalyear=2005
|finalteam=New York Yankees
|statleague = MLB
|stat1label=[[Win–loss record (pitching)|Win–loss record]]
|stat1value=162–132
|stat2label=[[Earned run average]]
|stat2value=3.80
|stat3label=[[Strikeout]]s
|stat3value=1,974
|teams=
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|1987}}–{{mlby|1989}})
* [[Toronto Blue Jays]] ({{mlby|1989}}–{{mlby|1995}})
* [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|1996}}–{{mlby|1997}})
* [[New York Mets]] ({{mlby|1998}}–{{mlby|2004}})
* [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] ({{mlby|2005}})
* [[New York Yankees]] ({{mlby|2005}})
|highlights=
* 2× [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] ([[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|1996]], [[2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|2000]])
* 3× [[World Series champion]] ({{wsy|1992}}, {{wsy|1993}}, {{wsy|1997}})
* [[Roberto Clemente Award]] (2000)
* Pitched a [[no-hitter]] on May 11, 1996
* [[New York Mets Hall of Fame]]
}}
'''Alois Terry Leiter''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|aɪ|t|ər}}; born October 23, 1965) is an American former professional [[baseball]] player and current television [[sports commentator]]. He played in [[Major League Baseball]] as a left-handed [[pitcher]] from {{By|1987}} to {{By|2005}} for the [[New York Yankees]], [[Toronto Blue Jays]], [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]], and [[New York Mets]]. 

A two-time National League (NL) [[Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] player, Leiter pitched for three World Series winning teams and threw a [[no-hitter]] in 1996 during his tenure with the Marlins. As a member of the New York Mets, Leiter was named the recipient of the prestigious [[Roberto Clemente Award]] in {{By|2000}}. In 2002, Leiter became the first pitcher in MLB history to [[List of Major League Baseball pitchers who have beaten all 30 teams|win against all thirty teams]]. After his playing career, he worked as a television color commentator and baseball analyst for the [[YES Network]] and the [[MLB Network]].

==Career==
===Early career===
Leiter was raised in a baseball-oriented family; all five of his brothers played the game.<ref name="Eugene">{{cite news|title=Pitcher Fans 32, Still Doesn't Win|date=April 20, 1984|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|page=5D}}</ref> A native of [[Berkeley Township, New Jersey]],<ref>Lieber, Jill. [http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/nl/mets/2002-08-28-cover-leiter_x.htm "Mets' Leiter delivers hope for others"], ''[[USA Today]]'', August 28, 2002. Accessed May 27, 2013. "He has pledged $1 million to Leiter's Landing, his charitable foundation that helps children in need, and has initiated a dozen or so projects in his hometown of Berkeley Township, N.J., as well as throughout New York City."</ref> Leiter attended [[Central Regional High School]], in the township's [[Bayville, New Jersey|Bayville]] section.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Rushin|first=Steve|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/1998/wsarchive/1993.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120714102848/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/features/1998/wsarchive/1993.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 14, 2012|title=World Series: 1993 – Home Sweet Homer|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=November 1, 1993|access-date=April 26, 2007|quote='I don't give a —— how it feels,' said a laughing Leiter, whose last hit came for Central Regional High in Bayville, N.J., where he batted .220 in 1984.}}</ref> During one stretch in high school, he pitched consecutive no-hitters followed by a 32-strikeout game in 13 innings on April 19, 1984 (a game which ended in a tie when it was called for rain).<ref name="Eugene"/><ref>{{cite news|title=Prep Pitcher Fans 32 in 13 Innings|date=April 20, 1984|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|page=D18}}</ref> Leiter was selected for the [[Wilson Sporting Goods|Wilson]] First Team [[All-American team]]. In 2016, the NJSIAA named Leiter to the NJ High School Hall of Fame.

===New York Yankees===
Leiter was drafted by [[New York Yankees]] in [[1984 Major League Baseball draft|1984 MLB draft]] as a second round pick. Both he and his brother [[Mark Leiter|Mark]] became Yankees prospects.

Leiter made his MLB debut as the starting pitcher for the Yankees on September 15, 1987, earning the [[Win (baseball)|win]] in a Yankees 4–3 victory over the [[Milwaukee Brewers]] at [[Yankee Stadium]]. Leiter has mentioned on a [[YES Network]] broadcast that early in his career with the Yankees, manager [[Billy Martin]] walked up to him and asked him why he was lifting weights. Leiter responded, "To strengthen my arm." Billy was quoted as saying, "If you want to strengthen your arm, do some long toss." The young Leiter grew nervous easily; teammate [[Tommy John]] observed "If they had named him to start on opening day [in 1989], he wouldn't have slept for a week. That's how high-strung he was. He was a rookie bouncing off the walls."<ref>{{cite book|last1=John|first1=Tommy|last2=Valenti|first2=Dan|title=TJ: My Twenty-Six Years in Baseball|publisher=Bantam|location=New York|year=1991|isbn=0-553-07184-X|page=239}}</ref> In one of his final starts as a young player for the Yankees, manager [[Dallas Green (baseball)|Dallas Green]] left Leiter in to throw 162 pitches on a cold damp day in 1989.

===Toronto Blue Jays===
The Yankees traded Leiter to the [[Toronto Blue Jays]] for [[outfielder]] [[Jesse Barfield]] on April 30, 1989.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/05/01/sports/leiter-s-great-future-will-be-as-a-jay.html|title=Leiter's 'Great Future' Will Be as a Jay|date=May 1, 1989|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref> After the trade, the left-hander had arthroscopic surgery. He pitched in fewer than 16 innings for the Blue Jays from 1989 to 1992, because of the surgery, a pinched nerve in his elbow, tendinitis, and another arthroscopic surgery on his left shoulder. His statistics during this period were a 5.17 ERA in {{frac|15|2|3}} innings, starting once and earning no decisions. He was, however, able to overcome a blisters problem by developing a regimen that included applying a [[liniment]], Band-Aids, and filing his calluses.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nusbaum |first=Eric |date=2016-08-23 |title=Twisted Blister: Rich Hill and Baseball's Biggest Little Injury |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/twisted-blister-rich-hill-and-baseballs-biggest-little-injury/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Vice Sports}}</ref>

Leiter finally got over his injury troubles in 1993, making 32 appearances (12 starts) for the Blue Jays. That year he appeared in 5 postseason games and even picked up a win in relief in Game 1, and hit a [[Double (baseball)|double]] in Game 3 of the [[1993 World Series|World Series]], as the Blue Jays won their second consecutive championship. Leiter pitched effectively for the Blue Jays for the next two seasons before departing via [[Free agent|free agency]] in 1996.

===Florida Marlins===
Following the 1995 season, Leiter left Toronto and signed with the [[Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins]] as a free agent. In his first season as a Marlin, Leiter made his first [[1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team, going 16–12 with a 2.93 [[Earned run average|ERA]] and 200 [[strikeout]]s.

On May 11, 1996, he pitched a [[no-hitter]] against the [[Colorado Rockies]], the first no-hitter in Marlins franchise history.<ref>{{cite web|author=THE ASSOCIATED PRESS|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/12/sports/baseball-leiter-buries-rockies-for-florida-s-first-no-hitter.html |title=BASEBALL;Leiter Buries Rockies for Florida's First No-Hitter - The New York Times |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 12, 1996 |access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kenXi2pytqI |title=Leiter tosses first no-no in Marlins history |publisher=YouTube |date=December 8, 2014 |access-date=January 26, 2019}}</ref> This was also the first no-hitter that included a three-pitch inning.<ref>{{cite web|author=Baseball Almanac|url=https://www.baseball-almanac.com/feats/3_pitch_inning.shtml |title=THREE PITCH INNINGS; Major League Pitchers Who Threw a 3-Pitch Inning |work=baseball-almanac.com |access-date=October 7, 2021}}</ref> Leiter was also selected to his first All Star game. The game was played at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia where he recorded the last out of a National League 6–0 win over the American League. The win was the last NL win for 13 years until 2010 when the National League won the All Star Classic in Anaheim.

In 1997, Leiter won another [[1997 World Series|World Series]] as the Marlins beat the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]]. Leiter started Game 7 for the Marlins, pitching 6 innings and giving up two [[earned run]]s while being credited with a no decision. The Marlins would go on to win the game 3–2 in 11 innings to capture the championship.

===New York Mets===
[[File:Al Leiter in 2004 (cropped).jpg|thumb|175px|Leiter with the Mets in 2004]]
In the following off-season, Leiter was traded to the [[New York Mets]] in part of the Marlins' [[fire sale]] where owner [[Wayne Huizenga]] traded away almost all of the team's higher priced players.

In Leiter's first season as a Met, he reached a career high in wins going 17–6 and a career low in ERA finishing with a 2.47 ERA. In 1999, when the Mets were tied with the [[Cincinnati Reds]] for the National League [[Wild card (sports)#Major League Baseball|Wild Card]] spot after 162 games, Leiter was the Mets starting pitcher in the "winner take all" one game playoff at [[Cinergy Field]] in [[Cincinnati]]. Leiter pitched a 2-hit [[shutouts in baseball|shutout]] to earn the win in the Mets 5–0 victory. The win put the Mets in the [[playoffs]] for the first time in 11 seasons. The Mets would go on to lose the [[1999 National League Championship Series]] to the [[1999 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] 4 games to 2.

In 2000, Leiter made the All-Star team once again going 16–8 with a 3.20 ERA and 200 strikeouts. The Mets made the playoffs again in 2000 and this time reached the World Series. Leiter started Game 1 of the [[2000 World Series]] at Yankee Stadium and Game 5 at [[Shea Stadium]]. Although he managed to achieve a 2.87 ERA and 16 strikeouts in {{frac|15|2|3}} innings, the Mets lost both games he started and eventually lost the World Series 4 games to 1. He was booed by Yankee fans when presented that year's [[Roberto Clemente Award]] prior to Game 2 of the World Series. Leiter was the second New York Met to be honored with the award. During the 2000 season, he pitched in the All Star game, and gave up a single to Derek Jeter.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mets 101 All Star Memories: Al Leiter (2000)|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkmets/2013/10/17/mets-101-all-star-memories-al-leiter-2000/|access-date=October 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019071752/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/newyorkmets/2013/10/17/mets-101-all-star-memories-al-leiter-2000/|archive-date=October 19, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On April 30, 2002, Leiter became the first Major League pitcher to [[Major league pitchers beating all 30 teams|defeat all 30 teams]], after beating the [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] 10–1.<ref>Caldera, Pete. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121021090921/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-52844326.html "LEITER HAS BEATEN THEM ALL"], ''[[The Record (Bergen County)]]'', May 2, 2002. Accessed August 26, 2008. "With the Mets' 10–1 victory Tuesday against the Diamondbacks, Leiter became the first man to ever defeat all 30 teams."</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Calcaterra|first=Craig|title=10th anniversary: first man to beat 30 franchises|url=http://www.hardballtimes.com/main/blog_article/10th-anniversary-first-man-to-beat-30-franchises/|work=TheHardballTimes.com|date=April 30, 2012 |access-date=May 6, 2012}}</ref> Leiter would pitch for the Mets until the end of the 2004 season. In his seven seasons in a Met uniform, all wearing number 22, he went 95–67 with a 3.42 ERA. At the time he left the Mets, he ranked highly on several Mets all-time lists including wins (6th), strikeouts (7th with 1106), innings pitched (7th with 1360.0), and games started (6th with 213). He was the Mets [[Opening Day]] starting pitcher in 1999, 2001, and 2002.

In ten straight seasons, from 1995 to 2004, Leiter had at least 10 wins and at least a .500 record.

===Second stint with Marlins===
Following the 2004 season, the Mets declined Leiter's US$10 million option for 2005, making him a [[free agent]]. His former team, the Marlins, signed Leiter to a one-year, $8 million contract on December 8, 2004.

Leiter struggled during his return to the Marlins. He [[Base on balls|walked]] more batters than usual (60 in 80 innings, in addition to 88 hits). In 17 appearances (16 starts), he had a 3–7 record and a 6.64 ERA, and he took much criticism for the Marlins' first-half struggles in 2005 (they were 7 games behind the surprising [[Washington Nationals]] at the All-Star break). He was demoted to the bullpen in late June, but he returned to the rotation after an injury to [[Josh Beckett]]. On July 10, when the Marlins played their last game before the three-day All-Star break, he gave up six runs in three-plus innings.

On July 14, 2005, the Florida Marlins designated Leiter for assignment. 

===Second stint with Yankees===
On July 15, 2005, Leiter was acquired by the New York Yankees, who had four starting pitchers on the disabled list, for a player to be named later. His first start as a Yankee since April 26, 1989, came on July 17, 2005, against the division-leading [[2005 Boston Red Sox season|Boston Red Sox]]. Leiter won the game, pitching {{frac|6|1|3}} innings, allowing one run and three [[Hit (baseball)|hits]], and striking out eight. After several starts with mixed success, he informed [[Joe Torre]] that he would be willing to pitch out of the bullpen, where he would stay for the latter part of the season, yielding his starting slot to [[Aaron Small]].

Leiter worked out of the bullpen in the [[2005 American League Division Series]] pitching in four of the five games between the Yankees and [[2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]]. The Angels won the series 3 games to 2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2005 AL Division Series - Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim over New York Yankees (3-2) |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/2005_ALDS2.shtml |access-date=2025-01-18 |website=Baseball-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In his final official appearance in a Major League uniform, Leiter earned a win, pitching {{frac|2|3}} scoreless innings in Game 4 at Yankee Stadium. The Yankees won the game 3–2.

Leiter signed a minor league contract with the Yankees in 2006; however, he stated he would likely retire. The primary reason he spent part of [[spring training]] with the Yankees was to keep in shape for the [[World Baseball Classic]]. After the United States team was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic, he officially retired in an interview on YES, after a Yankees spring training victory versus the Indians where Leiter pitched {{frac|1|3}} of an inning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060306&content_id=1336802&vkey=spt2006news&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Leiter likely to retire after Classic|work=Major League Baseball|access-date=February 3, 2015}}</ref>

===World Baseball Classic===
Leiter joined the United States roster for the [[2006 World Baseball Classic]], pitching {{frac|2|3}} of an inning.

==Broadcasting career==
Al Leiter has worked in the television broadcast booth for [[Major League Baseball on Fox|Fox]] during the playoffs for several seasons, mainly to provide in-depth analysis of various pitchers. Worked the post season for ESPN as studio analyst in 1998 and 1999. While still playing for the NY Mets, his first opportunity as a color commentator for Fox Sports was in [[2003 National League Championship Series|2003 NLCS]]. The Marlins went on to win the World Series that year beating the Yankees. Leiter worked as an analyst alongside [[Thom Brennaman]] and [[Steve Lyons (baseball)|Steve Lyons]]. The following year, Leiter was in the booth with [[Joe Buck]] and [[Tim McCarver]] for the Boston Red Sox Vs. NY Yankees in the ALCS. Since 2006, Leiter has worked as a [[color commentator]] and a studio analyst for the [[YES Network]]. He won a NY Emmy in 2007 for the "Manny game" in Boston. In 2009, Leiter was hired by MLB Network and appeared on the first show the Network produced on January 1, 2009. He became a studio analyst for [[MLB Network]] in addition to his commentating job for the [[YES Network]]. In 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2018, and 2019 he received a National Sports Emmy Award Nomination for Studio Analyst. In 2012, 2014, 2016, and 2019 he received the Sports Emmy for Outstanding Studio Show-Daily MLB Tonight Segment Producer. He also worked select games for the [[Miami Marlins]] on [[Fox Sports Florida]] in 2016. In 2016, he won the NY Sports Emmy for game analyst for the YES Network.<ref>{{cite web | last=Jackson| first=Barry| title=Miami Marlins hire Al Leiter, Eduardo Perez, Preston Wilson to share TV analyst duties | website=Miami Herald | date=2016-02-12 | url=https://www.miamiherald.com/sports/mlb/miami-marlins/article60172931.html | access-date=2025-10-29}}</ref>
[[File:YES and SNY crews at the game.jpg|thumb|Leiter broadcasting a game.]] On March 3, 2019, he was named a baseball operations advisor for the [[Mets]]. Leiter will focus on scouting and player development with an emphasis on mental preparation for pitchers, working with players at every level of the organization, from newly drafted players to Major Leaguers.

==Charitable work==
Leiter has won nearly every philanthropic award MLB offers, including the [[Roberto Clemente Award]] in 2000 and the [[Branch Rickey Award]] in 1999.

== Political activities ==
Leiter has expressed interest in running for political office as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] in his home state of New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.politickernj.com/leiter-says-he-has-his-eye-u-s-senate-seat-just-not-vs-lautenberg-08-13988|title=Leiter says he has his eye on a US Senate Seat – just not v. Lautenberg '08|publisher=PolitickerNJ.com|author=Matt Friedman|date=November 13, 2007|access-date=June 10, 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090627072523/http://www.politickernj.com/leiter-says-he-has-his-eye-u-s-senate-seat-just-not-vs-lautenberg-08-13988| archive-date= June 27, 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref> He served as a member of [[New Jersey Governor]] [[Chris Christie]]'s transition team. Leiter was appointed as a member to the New Jersey Sports, Gaming, and Entertainment Committee. Governor Christie nominated him for the [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]] Commission and he was appointed to the commission by the state senate.<ref>{{cite web | last=Marchand | first=Andrew | title=Senator Leiter? Al would be interested | website=ESPN.com | date=2013-06-04 | url=https://www.espn.com/blog/new-york/yankees/post/_/id/56552/senator-leiter-al-would-be-interested | access-date=2025-04-07}}</ref>

Leiter has donated thousands of dollars to GOP candidates, including [[Donald Trump]], [[David Perdue]], [[Kelly Loeffler]], [[Lindsey Graham]], Chris Christie, and [[Rudy Giuliani]].<ref>{{cite web |title=FEC Campaign Finance Data |url=https://www.fec.gov/data/receipts/individual-contributions/?contributor_name=al+leiter |website=FEC.gov |publisher=Federal Election Commission}}</ref>

== Personal life ==
Leiter is of Austrian, [[Czech Republic|Czech]] and British descent.<ref>[http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=80672&vid=1&download=1 Leiter entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725151822/http://mms.businesswire.com/bwapps/mediaserver/ViewMedia?mgid=80672&vid=1&download=1 |date=July 25, 2011 }}, Business Wire. Accessed June 22, 2015.</ref> He and his wife Lori have four children: three daughters, Lindsay, Carly and Katelyn, and one son, [[Jack Leiter|Jack]] (who made his MLB debut with the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]] in 2024). His brother, Kurt, played in the [[Baltimore Orioles]] organization and reached as high as [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kurt Leiter Minor Leagues Statistics & History |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=leiter001kur |access-date=December 26, 2017 |website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]] |publisher=[[Sports Reference, LLC]] |language=en}}</ref> Another brother, [[Mark Leiter]], pitched 11 seasons in the Majors.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mark Leiter Stats|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leitema01.shtml|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|publisher=[[Sports Reference LLC]]|access-date=December 26, 2017|language=en}}</ref> His nephew [[Mark Leiter Jr.]] is also a professional baseball pitcher, making Mark Sr. and Al the first brothers to play in Major League Baseball who also had sons play in the Majors.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Connon |first=Sam |date=2024-04-18 |title=Texas Rangers' Jack Leiter Makes History as 4th Family Member to Reach MLB |url=https://www.si.com/fannation/mlb/fastball/history/texas-rangers-top-pitching-prospect-jack-leiter-makes-history-as-4th-member-of-family-to-reach-mlb |access-date=2024-04-18 |website=Fastball |language=en}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Major League Baseball career hit batsmen leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball career strikeout leaders]]
* [[List of Major League Baseball no-hitters]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Baseballstats|mlb=117652|espn=1983|br=l/leiteal01|fangraphs=883|brm=leiter001alo|retro=L/Pleita001}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060209140956/http://leiterslanding.org/ Leiter's Landing- Al Leiter's Charity ]

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