Al Leiter and his brothers were honored during a pregame ceremony at the newly refurbished Al Kunzman Field at Central Regional High School before the Golden Eagles season opener against Toms ...

One being Al Leiter's brother and more recently, as Mark Leiter Jr.'s father. Leiter Sr. spent 11 years in the Majors and visits the Berkeley complex to watch his son throw bullpen sessions in the ...

Apr 4, 2025; New York City, New York, USA; New York Mets former players Juan Lagares (12) and Bartolo Colon (40) and John Franco (45) and Al Leiter (22) walk onto the field for a ceremonial first ...

Patrick laughed but Leiter was not kidding around. “I’d just run out on the field,” Leiter continued. “It would be like Little League, they’d be coming out, and I’d start running out ...

Once the conversation shifted to his play on the field, Al Leiter was coaxed from behind the scenes to help break down some of his son’s mechanical shifts that have yielded success.

If pitching the Mets into the 2000 World Series ever feels like just yesterday to Al Leiter, he has a flesh-and-blood reminder of how much time actually has passed. Leiter’s son, Jack, was born ...

Al Leiter hugged Turk Wendell in a loud clubhouse. Derek Bell played catch with fans in the second deck. Mike Hampton skipped off the field after shaking hands with teammates.

Former New York Mets Al Leiter acknowledges fans during his Hall of Fame induction ceremony at Citi Field on Saturday, June 3, 2023. Credit: Kathleen Malone-Van Dyke By Denis P. Gorman Special to ...

Al Leiter had seven of his most productive seasons in his 19-year career for the Mets. He will be enshrined in the Mets Hall of Fame on Saturday.

Growing up in New Jersey, summertime for Al Leiter was, as he puts it, “WOR, Bob Murphy, Lindsey Nelson and Ralph Kiner.” Leiter has vague memories of 1969, when he was nearly four years old ...