Rangers' 25-year-old righty added a new eye-catching 94-mph pitch
This is a fun pitch to add to a fast arsenal from this young righty.
Rangers' 25-year-old righty added a new eye-catching 94-mph pitch originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Texas Rangers have plenty of great pitching options on their roster, with Nathan Eovaldi and Jacob deGrom being the clear top-two options.
But, there's another pitcher, 25-year-old righty Jack Leiter, who is an intriguing pitcher in the Majors for the Rangers. He's been adding more weapons to his pitch arsenal, with two last year. And now in 2026, as David Adler of MLB.
com identified, he's added a new pitch. Leiter's 94 mph cutter is a fun, eye-catching weapon for his pitch mix, which features plenty of velocity for one of the more intriguing pitchers in the game. Rangers' Jack Leiter adds 94 mph cutter to pitch mix "That pitch is a cutter, which is worth watching for its velocity alone," Adler writes.
"The 25-year-old flamethrower is sitting at just under 94 mph with his cutter, to go with other high-velo pitches like his 97 mph fastball, 91 mph changeup, and 87 mph slider. " Leiter's pitch mix is very fast and very fun. And with this new cutter joining the fray, the young righties' arsenal is expanding in his third year in the big leagues.