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Jack Leiter, former No. 2 pick in MLB Draft, to make his MLB debut with Rangers Thursday
View Date:2024-12-23 21:33:13
Jack Leiter, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft, will make his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers on Thursday, the team announced.
Leiter, the son of 19-year MLB veteran Al Leiter, will start Thursday's game against the Detroit Tigers three days before his 24th birthday. He will wear number 35. First pitch is at 1:10 ET/12:10 CT.
The former Vanderbilt Commodore began his professional career with the Rangers Double-A affiliate, the Frisco RoughRiders, in 2022 and received a non-roster invite to spring training in 2023. He made 19 starts in Double-A that year and one start for Triple-A affiliate Round Rock Express before the season ended.
Leiter began this season with the Express, pitching 14 1/3 innings in three appearances (two starts) ahead of his call-up.
The 23-year-old joins five other rookies – including pitcher Cole Winns, who debuted Sunday – on a Rangers roster brimming with both young talent and experienced veteran leadership, particularly on the pitching staff.
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Texas (10-9) is in first place in the American League West entering Leiter's Thursday debut.
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Jack Leiter stats
In two seasons at Vanderbilt, Leiter went 13-4 with 201 strikeouts, 53 walks and a 2.08 ERA, and he threw a 16-strikeout no-hitter against South Carolina in 2021.
Across three seasons in Double- and Triple-A, the former Commodore compiled a 6-17 record with 248 strikeouts, 108 walks and a 5.25 ERA.
A small (three-game) sample size in Triple-A this season has been his best. In three appearances (two starts), Leiter has a 1-1 record with 25 strikeouts, three walks and a 3.77 ERA.
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Jack Leiter family
Leiter is the son of Al Leiter, who pitched for four teams across 19 seasons in MLB.
He is also the nephew of Mark Leiter, another former MLB pitcher who played for eight teams in an 11-year MLB career. Mark's son and Jack's cousin, Mark Leiter Jr., is a current MLB pitcher for the Chicago Cubs.
Texas Rangers starting lineup today
Here is the supporting cast behind Leiter for his Thursday debut against Detroit. First pitch is at 1:10 ET/12:10 CT.
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