Mark Leiter Jr. has been placed on the 15-day injured list with a left fibular head stress fracture. He sustained the injury while covering first base against the Reds on June 24th but remarkably continued to pitch through it. His performance declined post-injury, with five earned runs allowed in his last four outings. Prior to the injury, Leiter had a 3.48 earned run average. The Yankees are struggling with injuries, as he becomes the eighth pitcher on the injured list, following several key losses in the starting rotation and bullpen.
Leiter was racing Elly De La Cruz to first and landed a bit awkwardly around the bag. Remarkably, he stayed in the game at that point.
Prior to the injury, his results were quite strong. Going into that game where he suffered the fracture, he had a 3.48 earned run average in 31 innings.
Losing that arm is another blow for the Yankee staff. He is now the eighth pitcher on the club's IL.
The club has hit a rough skid. They were victorious in Sunday's game against the Mets, which snapped a six-game losing streak.
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