Jack Leathersich
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Leathersich with the New York Mets
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| Born: July 14, 1990 Beverly, Massachusetts |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 29, 2015, for the New York Mets | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 0–1 | ||
| Earned run average | 2.31 | ||
| Strikeouts | 14 | ||
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John Victor Leathersich (born July 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently in the Chicago Cubs organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets.
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College career
Leathersich attended the University of Massachusetts Lowell. As a senior he went 6-2 with a 1.62 earned run average 126 strikeouts (12.74 strikeouts per nine). The strikeouts and strikeouts per nine were both school records.[1]
Professional career
New York Mets
Leathersich was drafted by the New York Mets in the fifth round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft.[1] Leathersich made his professional debut with the short season Brooklyn Cyclones of the New York–Penn League. He finished the season with a 0.71 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 12 2⁄3 innings pitched.[2] Leathersich started the 2012 season with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the South Atlantic League. He was promoted to the High-A St. Lucie Mets after posting a 0.75 earned run average and 37 strikeouts in 24 innings.[3] In 48 innings with St. Lucie, he had a 4.26 ERA and 76 strikeouts. Leathersich was invited to spring training by the Mets in 2013.[4][5] He started the season with the Double-A Binghamton Mets.[6]
Leathersich was promoted to the major leagues for the first time on April 28, 2015.[7] On May 1, 2015, Leathersich was sent down back to the Las Vegas 51s to make room for Dilson Herrera.[8] He was called back up on May 14, 2015.[9] On July 30, 2015 it was announced Jack Leathersich would undergo season ending Tommy John surgery.[10]
Leathersich finished the 2015 season with a 0-1 record, 2.31 ERA in 17 games with 14 strikeouts in 11.2 innings pitched with a WHIP of 1.63 while giving up 12 hits, 3 runs, and 7 walks.
Chicago Cubs
Leathersich was claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs on November 19, 2015.[11] He was then non-tendered by the Cubs on December 2, 2015, thus making him a free agent.[12] On December 23, 2015, the Cubs re-signed him where he'll rehab the 2016 season after undergoing Tommy John in July.[13]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Use mdy dates from February 2014
- Pages with broken file links
- Pages using baseballstats with unknown parameters
- 1990 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Beverly, Massachusetts
- Baseball players from Massachusetts
- University of Massachusetts Lowell alumni
- UMass Lowell River Hawks baseball players
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- New York Mets players
- Brooklyn Cyclones players
- Savannah Sand Gnats players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Binghamton Mets players
- Las Vegas 51s players
