Leiter faced the minimum in a scoreless sixth against the Rockies. Aug. 11: Bounces back from rough first inningIt definitely didn't look like Jack Leiter's night to start Thursday, as the 22-year-old righty walked the first three batters to load the bases, but he bounced back beautifully, only allowing two runs to score in 5 2/3 innings pitched. But pitching in Surprise Stadium notably felt different for the right-hander this time around. progress{vertical-align:baseline;}/*!sc*/ This comes after he allowed six earned in his last start and his ERA has inflated from 1.93 to 6.38 after the two lopsided outings. 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I think just overall, its been a lot more comfortable as a whole this spring being in big league camp, Leiter said, via Kennedi Landry of MLB.com It feels a lot more comfortable. 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Both I thought handled himself well, and the leadoff man got on, but the important thing is how they handled that and they handled it well.. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__main-nav ::-webkit-scrollbar{width:0px;}/*!sc*/ February 28th, 2023. He still holds a 3.55 ERA for Frisco and has struck out 19 in 12 2/3 innings pitched. I think Ive learned a lot. ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"ExternalEmbed","data":{"__typename":"ExternalEmbedContent","html":", Not your average strike 'em out, throw 'em out. *{box-sizing:border-box;}/*!sc*/ April 9: Leiter dominates in professional debutThe Rangers got their first look at their future ace on Saturday. Gameday ","type":"markdown"},{"__typename":"Markdown","content":"**June 24: Leiter battles through five walks in four innings** \nJack Leiter pitched four innings of two-run ball Friday night, but he didn't make it easy on himself. It was a second time kind of being in that stadium and environment, Rocker said. play. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__button.account{-webkit-box-pack:end;-webkit-justify-content:flex-end;-ms-flex-pack:end;justify-content:flex-end;padding:0 0 0 4px;white-space:nowrap;-webkit-align-items:center;-webkit-box-align:center;-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;}/*!sc*/ .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-top__nav-items{display:-webkit-box;display:-webkit-flex;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;-webkit-box-pack:center;-webkit-justify-content:center;-ms-flex-pack:center;justify-content:center;width:100%;padding:0px;}/*!sc*/ SURPRISE, Ariz. -- In college at Vanderbilt, Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker never got to pitch in the same game. .mHQYb header.mlb-header .header__nav-side__subnav{background-color:#ffffff;width:calc(100vw - 145px);}/*!sc*/ Rangers manager Bruce Bochy joined the K&C Masterpiece on 105.3 The Fan [KRLD-FM] to talk about Jack Leiter and Kumar Rocker, Marco Scutaro and Texas new data-styled.g140[id="sharestyle__Label-sc-9nfkvu-0"]{content:"ezZJVn,"}/*!sc*/ Jack Leiter is a baseball player currently playing for the Vanderbilt Commodores baseball team of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. 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