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Leiter has been added to the Yankees' ALCS roster, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic reports. Leiter is the injury replacement for Ian Hamilton (calf). The 33-year-old Leiter held a 4.98 ERA over 21.2 innings after being acquired by the Yankees at the trade deadline, while he struck out 33 and tallied 86 strikeouts across 58 frames in 2024 between his time with the Cubs and Yankees.
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The Yankees reinstated Leiter from the paternity list Sunday. Leiter will be available out of the bullpen for the Yankees' regular-season finale against the Pirates. The 33-year-old reliever has a 4.58 ERA, 1.30 WHIP and 83:20 K:BB over 57 innings this season.
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The Yankees placed Leiter on the paternity list Thursday. By rule, Leiter will miss the next 1-to-3 games while welcoming a new addition to the family. Scott Effross has been summoned from the minors to absorb Leiter's roster spot.
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Leiter could be in the mix for save chances after Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Wednesday that the team will get "creative" with the closer role going forward, Jack Curry of YES Network reports. The skipper didn't officially demote closer Clay Holmes or name specific relievers for the "creative" approach, but Leiter should be one of the top candidates to see save chances. However, the right-hander hasn't pitched particularly well since being acquired from the Cubs at the summer trade deadline, as he has a 6.08 ERA, 1.95 WHIP and 19:6 K:BB across 13.1 innings with the Yankees. That could give a leg up to Luke Weaver and/or Tommy Kahnle, who both have been reliable high-leverage options for Boone this year.
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Leiter (3-4) hit a batter but allowed no hits and notched three strikeouts over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the win in relief Sunday versus the Blue Jays. Leiter entered the contest in the top of the ninth inning with the go-ahead run on first base and struck out Joey Loperfido to end the frame. The contest eventually went into an extra inning, and Leiter returned for the 10th, notching two more strikeouts and working around a two-out hit batsman. The right-hander subsequently was credited for the win after DJ LeMahieu stroked a walk-off single in the bottom of the frame. Since joining the Yankees on July 30, Leiter has allowed one run in four innings while posting a 5:1 K:BB and picking up a hold along with Sunday's victory.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | NYY | 60 | 0 | 58.0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 22 | 55 | 4.50 | 1.32 |
| 2023 | CHC | 69 | 0 | 64.3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 77 | 24 | 48 | 3.49 | 1.11 |
| 2022 | CHC | 35 | 4 | 67.7 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 73 | 25 | 52 | 3.99 | 1.13 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
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| 9/29 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 4.50 | 2 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 9/25 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 5.40 | 0 | 3 | 1.00 |
| 9/24 | vs |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 0 | 6.75 | 1 | 0 | 1.50 |
| 9/21 | @  |
- | - | - | 2.0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 |
| 9/13 | vs  |
1 | - | - | 1.1 | 3 | 13.50 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 |
| 9/10 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.2 | 2 | 9.00 | 0 | 2 | 1.20 |
| 9/04 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.50 |