15-Day IL
Injury Leg
Est. Return 8/1/2025
2025 Stats
W-L
4-6
ERA
4.46
WHIP
1.57
K
46
SV
2
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Leiter had one of the most devastating splitters in the league in 2024, ranking second for that pitch type with a 56.5 percent whiff rate and .099 batting average allowed. The split-finger fueled the 33-year-old righty to a career-high 86 strikeouts in just 58 innings between the Cubs and Yankees. However, Leiter was not effective after the mid-season trade to New York, struggling to a 4.98 ERA and 1.71 WHIP with six home runs allowed over his final 21.2 frames. He's projected to take on a middle relief role for the Yankees in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $2.05 million contract with the Yankees in February of 2025.
Placed on 15-day injured list
The Yankees placed Leiter on the 15-day injured list Tuesday with a left fibular head stress fracture.
Analysis
Per Max Goodman of NJ.com, Leiter felt a pop in his left leg when he was running to cover first base in a game versus the Reds back on June 24. He had made four appearances since then, but testing revealed the stress fracture. It's not clear how long Leiter might be out, but it's likely to be longer than a minimum stay on the IL.
Per Max Goodman of NJ.com, Leiter felt a pop in his left leg when he was running to cover first base in a game versus the Reds back on June 24. He had made four appearances since then, but testing revealed the stress fracture. It's not clear how long Leiter might be out, but it's likely to be longer than a minimum stay on the IL.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
15
Last 10 Games
17
Last 5 Games
19
How many pitches does Mark Leiter generally throw?
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What part of the game does Mark Leiter generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-12%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-6%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .226 | 136 | 37 | 84 | 7 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .258 | 73 | 21 | 61 | 11 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .284 | 35 | 8 | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .302 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .240 | 43 | 11 | 31 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .235 | 43 | 11 | 24 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .185 | 58 | 18 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .254 | 19 | 6 | 18 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-37%
ERA at Home
2025
-57%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.23 | 1.18 | 86.1 | 12.2 | 3.3 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.12 | 1.44 | 70.1 | 11.8 | 3.3 | ||||
| 2025Home | 2.65 | 1.18 | 17.0 | 13.2 | 2.6 | ||||
| 2025Away | 6.23 | 1.96 | 17.1 | 10.9 | 3.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.69 | 1.29 | 31.2 | 15.1 | 3.1 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.47 | 1.37 | 26.1 | 11.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Home | 3.11 | 1.09 | 37.2 | 9.3 | 3.8 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.05 | 1.16 | 26.2 | 12.8 | 2.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Mark Leiter compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
3.83K/9
12.1BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.8Fastball
94.0 mphERA
4.46WHIP
1.57BABIP
.434GB/FB
1.75Left On Base
64.3%Exit Velocity
80.6 mphBarrels/BBE
3.2%Spin Rate
1687 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
20.4%Swinging Strike
13.3%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Leiter re-signed with the Cubs on a minor-league deal last February and secured a spot on the Opening Day roster with a strong spring. After spending much of the 2022 season in a multi-inning relief role, the 32-year-old locked down setup duties for Chicago and finished the season with 28 holds (T-5th in the league). Leiter rode the success of his splitter (.134 BA, 48.2% whiff percentage) to career-best ratios and a 28.6% strikeout rate, with 65 of his 77 total strikeouts coming on the pitch. He threw the splitter at a career-high 34% clip, which was +11.3% difference from the season prior. Leiter's secondary offerings aren't as effective, but he mixes five pitches to keep hitters guessing. The right-hander also tallied four saves to give the Cubs another option to turn to when closing out games. Leiter, who is arbitration eligible for the first time, figures to reprise his setup role for the Cubs after he was recently tendered a contract for 2024.
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Notches shaky hold
Leiter picked up a hold against the Mets on Sunday, walking one batter and hitting another but allowing no runs over two-thirds of an inning.
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Steps in for save Wednesday
Leiter notched a save against the Angels on Wednesday, issuing one walk and striking out two batters over one scoreless and hitless inning.
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Notches sixth hold
Leiter retired all four batters he faced, striking out two, against Texas on Tuesday to earn a hold.
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Collects first save of 2025
Leiter recorded the final out of Wednesday's 4-3 win over the Tigers to record his first save of the season.
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Sharp in spring return
Leiter (back) struck out the side in his lone inning of relief in Saturday's 8-7 Grapefruit League loss to the Phillies.
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No issues from arb hearing
Leiter said Friday there's "no hard feelings" with the Yankees after he lost his arbitration hearing, reports Brendan Kuty of The Athletic.
Analysis
Arbitration hearings can sometime result in bad blood between organization and player, but that's not the case for Leiter. The right-hander filed for a $2.5 million salary, but the arbitrators sided with New York's $2.05 million figure. Leiter split last season between the Cubs and Yankees and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 86:22 K:BB across 58 regular-season innings.
Arbitration hearings can sometime result in bad blood between organization and player, but that's not the case for Leiter. The right-hander filed for a $2.5 million salary, but the arbitrators sided with New York's $2.05 million figure. Leiter split last season between the Cubs and Yankees and had a 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP and 86:22 K:BB across 58 regular-season innings.