Mark Leiter Jr. will become the third Mohawk to reach the World Series, joining 2002 Mohawk Hunter Pence who won with the Giants in 2012 and 2014 and 2017 Mohawk Andrew Saalfrank how was with the Diamondbacks in the World Series last year.
The 2011-12 Mohawk from NJIT is the Mohawks strikeout leader and was traded mid-season from the Chicago Cubs to the New York Yankees to help bolster their bullpen. Added to the ALCS roster, Leiter recorded some huge outs and was the winning pitcher in Game 4.
Article From The Daily Gazette
By Kyle Adams
It doesn’t feel like it was all that long ago that Mark Leiter Jr. was on the mound at Shuttleworth Park pitching in summer league games for the Amsterdam Mohawks.
Now, the right-handed relief pitcher is on the cusp of playing in the 2024 World Series with the New York Yankees.
“He’s a warrior. Absolute warrior,” Mohawks coach Keith Griffin said of Leiter. “Tough, confident, and believed he was going to pitch in the major leagues when I had him as a sophomore from NJIT. He believed it with all his heart.”
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