Al Leiter Biography
Former MLB starting pitcher Al Leiter pitched nineteen seasons for the NY Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays, Florida Marlins, and NY Mets. Throughout his professional baseball career, he was a two-time All-Star and three-time World Series champion. Leiter was honored with the Roberto Clemente Award, given to those who best exemplify the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and make great contributions to their team, along with nearly every other philanthropic award the MLB offers. He also pitched the first no-hitter in the Florida Marlins franchise history, in a game against the Colorado Rockies.
Following his playing career, Al Leiter has worked in the television broadcast booth for Fox during the playoffs for several seasons, mainly to provide in-depth analysis of various pitchers. He 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 NLCS. Leiter worked as an analyst alongside Thom Brenaman and 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 very 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.
On March 3, 2019, Leiter 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.
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