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.ib-baseball-bio-member-header{background:#3d0001}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .ib-baseball-bio-member[style*="background"]{background:#0c0a6b!important}}</style><table class="infobox ib-baseball-bio vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;; font-size: 125%"><span class="note">Jim Leyritz</span><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg/220px-Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg/330px-Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg/440px-Jim_Leyritz_at_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_Weekend_July_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1692" data-file-height="2095" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Leyritz at <a href="/wiki/National_Baseball_Hall_of_Fame_and_Museum" title="National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum">Baseball Hall of Fame</a> Weekend in 2019</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b><a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">Catcher</a> / <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">Infielder</a> / <a href="/wiki/Outfielder" title="Outfielder">Outfielder</a></b></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><b>Born:</b> <span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1963-12-27</span>) </span>December 27, 1963<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 61)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Lakewood,_Ohio" title="Lakewood, Ohio">Lakewood, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="ib-baseball-bio-batsthrows"><div><b>Batted:</b> Right</div><div><b>Threw:</b> Right</div></div></td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB debut</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 8, 1990, for the New York Yankees</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Last MLB appearance</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">September 13, 2000, for the Los Angeles Dodgers</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">MLB statistics</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Batting_average_(baseball)" title="Batting average (baseball)">Batting average</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">.264</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">Home runs</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">90</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:right; width:50%; padding-right:0.5em;"><a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">Runs batted in</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;">387</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="width:50%; padding-left:0.5em;"><b><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/l/leyriji01.shtml">Stats</a> at <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Reference" title="Baseball Reference">Baseball Reference</a></b> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6196425#P1825" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><th colspan="2"> </th></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Teams</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-teams"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1990 Major League Baseball season">1990</a>–<a href="/wiki/1996_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1996 Major League Baseball season">1996</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Anaheim Angels</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1997 Major League Baseball season">1997</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> (<a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998</a>–<a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> (<a href="/wiki/1999_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1999 Major League Baseball season">1999</a>–<a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (<a href="/wiki/2000_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2000 Major League Baseball season">2000</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:#000000;"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Career highlights and awards</th></tr><tr class="ib-baseball-bio-highlights"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <ul><li>2× <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> champion (<a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a>, <a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999</a>)</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>James Joseph Leyritz</b> (born December 27, 1963) is an American former professional <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Catcher" title="Catcher">catcher</a> and <a href="/wiki/Infielder" title="Infielder">infielder</a>. In his 11-year <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB) career, Leyritz played for the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Anaheim Angels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>. With the Yankees, Leyritz was a member of the <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996</a> and <a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999 World Series</a> championships, both over the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_years">Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leyritz grew up in <a href="/wiki/Anderson_Township,_Hamilton_County,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio">Anderson Township, Hamilton County, Ohio</a> with his parents, brother, and sister,<sup id="cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-story_that's_all_heart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and attended <a href="/wiki/Turpin_High_School_(Hamilton_County,_Ohio)" class="mw-redirect" title="Turpin High School (Hamilton County, Ohio)">Turpin High School</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-story_that's_all_heart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He then attended <a href="/wiki/Middle_Georgia_College" title="Middle Georgia College">Middle Georgia College</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Junior_college" title="Junior college">junior college</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cochran,_Georgia" title="Cochran, Georgia">Cochran, Georgia</a>, before transferring to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Kentucky" title="University of Kentucky">University of Kentucky</a>. At Kentucky, Leyritz played <a href="/wiki/College_baseball" title="College baseball">college baseball</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_baseball" title="Kentucky Wildcats baseball">Kentucky Wildcats baseball</a> team. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Baseball_career">Baseball career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Baseball career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>After playing the 1985 season for the <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Wildcats_baseball" title="Kentucky Wildcats baseball">Kentucky Wildcats</a>, Leyritz went undrafted by <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> (MLB), but was signed as a free agent by the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leyritz made his MLB debut for the Yankees on June 8, 1990. </p><p>His playing days were highlighted by a pair of memorable postseason <a href="/wiki/Home_run" title="Home run">home runs</a> he hit with the Yankees in 1995 and 1996 in comeback wins. In Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/1995_American_League_Division_Series" title="1995 American League Division Series">1995 American League Division Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> at <a href="/wiki/Yankee_Stadium_(1923)" title="Yankee Stadium (1923)">Yankee Stadium</a>, in rainy conditions, Leyritz hit a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off</a> two-run home run to right-center field in the 15th <a href="/wiki/Inning" title="Inning">inning</a>, giving the Yankees a 7–5 victory and a two-games-to-none lead in the best-of-five series. The home run was surrendered by Mariners pitcher <a href="/wiki/Tim_Belcher" title="Tim Belcher">Tim Belcher</a>, who was famously involved in a <a href="/wiki/Profanity" title="Profanity">profanity</a>-laced incident with a cameraman covering him walking through the tunnel to the clubhouse afterwards. </p><p>The best known of Leyritz's playoff heroics occurred in Game 4 of the <a href="/wiki/1996_World_Series" title="1996 World Series">1996 World Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> at <a href="/wiki/Atlanta%E2%80%93Fulton_County_Stadium" title="Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium">Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium</a>. In the series, the Yankees trailed the Braves two games to one, and in Game 4, the Yankees trailed, 6–0, after five innings. The Yankees rallied for three runs in the 6th inning, setting the stage for Leyritz in the 8th inning. Facing Atlanta closer <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wohlers" title="Mark Wohlers">Mark Wohlers</a> with one <a href="/wiki/Out_(baseball)" title="Out (baseball)">out</a> and two runners on base, Leyritz hit a three-run home run to left field to tie the game and cap the improbable Yankee comeback. "In the air to left field... back, at the track, at the wall, we are tied!" said announcer <a href="/wiki/Joe_Buck" title="Joe Buck">Joe Buck</a> on national television. The Yankees eventually won the game, 8–6, in 10 innings to tie the series. In Game 5, Leyritz caught pitchers <a href="/wiki/Andy_Pettitte" title="Andy Pettitte">Andy Pettitte</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Wetteland" title="John Wetteland">John Wetteland</a> for a 1–0 <a href="/wiki/Shutout_(baseball)" title="Shutout (baseball)">shutout</a>, and the Yankees clinched their championship with a victory in Game 6.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the 1996 season, the Yankees traded Leyritz to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim">Anaheim Angels</a> for two <a href="/wiki/Players_to_be_named_later" class="mw-redirect" title="Players to be named later">players to be named later</a> (PTBNL): minor leaguers Jeremy Blevins and Ryan Kane. On July 29, 1997, the Angels traded Leyritz and a PTBNL (minor leaguer <a href="/wiki/Rob_Sasser" title="Rob Sasser">Rob Sasser</a>) to the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ken_Hill_(baseball)" title="Ken Hill (baseball)">Ken Hill</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, the Rangers traded Leyritz to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a> with <a href="/wiki/Damon_Buford" title="Damon Buford">Damon Buford</a> for <a href="/wiki/Mark_Brandenburg_(baseball)" title="Mark Brandenburg (baseball)">Mark Brandenburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Haselman" title="Bill Haselman">Bill Haselman</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Sele" title="Aaron Sele">Aaron Sele</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg/170px-Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="255" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg/255px-Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg/340px-Jim-leyritz_red-sox_bradenton_03-1998.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="2100" /></a><figcaption>Leyritz with the Red Sox in spring training in 1998</figcaption></figure> <p>On June 20, 1998, the Red Sox traded Leyritz with Ethan Faggett to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> for <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Reyes_(baseball)" title="Carlos Reyes (baseball)">Carlos Reyes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mandy_Romero" title="Mandy Romero">Mandy Romero</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dar%C3%ADo_Veras" title="Darío Veras">Darío Veras</a>. Leyritz had a number of unlikely playoff home runs and clutch hits that season. The most dramatic of them came in Game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/1998_National_League_Division_Series" title="1998 National League Division Series">National League Division Series</a> against <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> pitcher <a href="/wiki/Billy_Wagner" title="Billy Wagner">Billy Wagner</a>. Leyritz hit an opposite-field game-tying home run off the right field <a href="/wiki/Foul_pole" class="mw-redirect" title="Foul pole">foul pole</a> in the top of the 9th inning. However, the Astros won the game in the bottom half of the inning. In Game 3, Leyritz hit the eventual game-winning home run against <a href="/wiki/Scott_Elarton" title="Scott Elarton">Scott Elarton</a> in the bottom of the 7th inning that broke a 1–1 tie. Overall, Leyritz batted .400 with three home runs and five <a href="/wiki/Run_batted_in" title="Run batted in">runs batted in</a> in that series. Leyritz's Padres were matched against his former team, the Yankees, in the <a href="/wiki/1998_World_Series" title="1998 World Series">1998 World Series</a>. During player introductions in Game 1 at Yankee Stadium, Leyritz received a standing ovation from the fans who remembered his heroics from two years earlier. He went hitless in ten <a href="/wiki/At_bat" title="At bat">at bats</a> in a four-game Yankees sweep.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 31, 1999, the Padres traded Leyritz to the Yankees for Geraldo Padua. The Yankees advanced to the <a href="/wiki/1999_World_Series" title="1999 World Series">1999 World Series</a>, and in Game 4, in the bottom of the 8th inning, Leyritz hit a solo home run to extend the Yankees' lead to 4–1 and help them complete a sweep of the Braves to win a championship. <a href="/wiki/NBC" title="NBC">NBC</a> commentator <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> remarked incredulously about Leyritz after the home run, "You could send this guy to a resort in the spring and summer, as long as he comes back in October."<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That home run was the last one to be hit in the 1990s. </p><p>On June 20, 2000, the Yankees traded Leyritz to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Vizca%C3%ADno" title="José Vizcaíno">José Vizcaíno</a> and cash. Although he was traded midway during the 2000 season before the Yankees won their <a href="/wiki/2000_World_Series" title="2000 World Series">third straight World Series title</a> and fourth in five seasons, Leyritz was awarded his third World Series ring by the Yankees.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Leyritz became a free agent after the 2000 season, and signed in 2001 with the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a> of the independent <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_League_of_Professional_Baseball" title="Atlantic League of Professional Baseball">Atlantic League</a>. His performance there led to a contract with the Padres, who assigned him to <a href="/wiki/Triple-A_(baseball)" title="Triple-A (baseball)">AAA</a>. He did not receive a call-up to the Major Leagues. </p><p>Leyritz served as a pinch-hitter toward the end of his career. He batted and threw right-handed exclusively in the majors, but was known to switch-hit in the <a href="/wiki/Minor_league_baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Minor league baseball">minor leagues</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amphetamine_use">Amphetamine use</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Amphetamine use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 8, 2006, while doing an interview on the <a href="/wiki/Opie_and_Anthony" title="Opie and Anthony">Opie and Anthony</a> show on <a href="/wiki/XM" class="mw-redirect" title="XM">XM</a> Satellite Radio, Leyritz admitted to using <a href="/wiki/Amphetamines" class="mw-redirect" title="Amphetamines">amphetamines</a> during his playing career when they were not against the rules. The statement came in the wake of an admission by pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jason_Grimsley" title="Jason Grimsley">Jason Grimsley</a> that he used performance-enhancing drugs throughout his career.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Idiosyncrasies_at_the_plate">Idiosyncrasies at the plate</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Idiosyncrasies at the plate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leyritz was known for using an unusual stance which involved keeping his front leg (left leg) straight and stiff while his back leg (right leg) behind him considerably bent at the knee. He did this while circling his bat around behind his head, waiting for the pitch. After each pitch that Leyritz did not put into play or strike out on, he grabbed the bat by its center and twirled it at his hip like a baton. He has said that former Yankee <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Rivers" title="Mickey Rivers">Mickey Rivers</a> taught him how to twirl the bat at his hip. </p><p>Leyritz was also Pettitte's personal catcher in 1995–96 and again in 1999–2000.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career_after_baseball">Career after baseball</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Career after baseball"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2011, Leyritz was hired as a pitching coach for the <a href="/wiki/Newark_Bears" title="Newark Bears">Newark Bears</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He left the team after one season, wanting to spend more time with his family.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On April 14, 2012, it was announced that Leyritz was returning to the Yankees on a personal services contract.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Radio">Radio</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Radio"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2004 to 2007, Leyritz co-hosted a radio show with Vinny Micucci and Billy Sample called <i>MLB Radio Daily</i> on MLB Radio and is a regular contributor to <i>The <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kay_(sports_broadcaster)" title="Michael Kay (sports broadcaster)">Michael Kay</a> Show</i> on the New York City <a href="/wiki/ESPN_Radio" title="ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> <a href="/wiki/Radio_network" title="Radio network">affiliate</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In October 2007, Leyritz worked with Harold Reynolds and Chris Myers covering the pre- and post-game reports on the field for the 2007 Playoffs and World Series for Fox.com.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On January 6, 2014, Leyritz was hired to host a radio show for Angels Radio 830AM with Jason Brennan called "Inside The Game" with Leyritz and Brennan. The show was later postponed due to a conflict with ESPN radio.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2015)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>Starting in March 2016, Leyritz co-hosted a nationally syndicated weekly radio show with <a href="/w/index.php?title=David_Meltzer_(sports_executive)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="David Meltzer (sports executive) (page does not exist)">David Meltzer</a> called "Sports Blender" on <a href="/wiki/SB_Nation" title="SB Nation">SB Nation</a> radio. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Writing">Writing</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Writing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leyritz wrote a book titled <i>Catching Heat: The Jim Leyritz Story</i>, published in June 2011. The book was co-written by brothers <a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Lyons_(television_critic)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jeffrey Lyons (television critic)">Jeffrey Lyons</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Douglas_B._Lyons&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Douglas B. Lyons (page does not exist)">Douglas B. Lyons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a brief review, <i><a href="/wiki/Publishers_Weekly" title="Publishers Weekly">Publishers Weekly</a></i> called the book "a surprisingly defensive attempt at a self-serving memoir."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charitable_work">Charitable work</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Charitable work"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Leyritz is involved with many charities. He is the spokesperson for Pinktie.org /1st Equity Title Co out of Melville, NY. He also works with many chapters of ALS, a disease which took his brother-in-law, Joe Toerner, in 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his playing days, Leyritz and his wife brought <a href="/wiki/Foster_child" class="mw-redirect" title="Foster child">foster children</a> to see games at Yankee Stadium and contributed to <a href="/wiki/Covenant_House" title="Covenant House">Covenant House</a> and <a href="/wiki/Police_Benevolent_Association" class="mw-redirect" title="Police Benevolent Association">Police Benevolent Association</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-story_that's_all_heart-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of March 2015, Leyritz lives in <a href="/wiki/Orange_County,_California" title="Orange County, California">Orange County, California</a>, with his wife Michelle, his three sons, and her two daughters. They married in July 2015. He is a member and usher at <a href="/wiki/Saddleback_Church" title="Saddleback Church">Saddleback Church</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lake_Forest,_California" title="Lake Forest, California">Lake Forest, California</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legal_troubles">Legal troubles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Legal troubles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 28, 2007, Leyritz was arrested in <a href="/wiki/Broward_County,_Florida" title="Broward County, Florida">Broward County, Florida</a> on suspicion of <a href="/wiki/Drunk_driving" title="Drunk driving">drunk driving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vehicular_homicide" title="Vehicular homicide">vehicular homicide</a> after his car struck Freida Veitch's car. Veitch, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car and died at the scene. Leyritz was released on US$11,000 bond and charged with two counts of drunk driving.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Police collected two blood samples from Leyritz, the first 2½ hours after the crash and the second about an hour later. The first sample showed a <a href="/wiki/Blood-alcohol_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood-alcohol level">blood-alcohol level</a> of .14, and the second, .13, police said. Veitch had a blood-alcohol level of .18. Both Leyritz and Veitch were legally drunk at the time of the collision.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Several days after the accident, it was revealed that Leyritz could face further charges because his driver license had been suspended in <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> prior to the accident. On June 20, 2007, Leyritz had been issued a ticket outside <a href="/wiki/Albany,_New_York" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a>, for using a cell phone while driving. According to Leyritz's attorney, Leyritz's license "was not suspended in the state of Florida on the day of the accident, nor is it suspended today."<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 13, 2009, Leyritz was ordered back to jail as his bail was revoked following his apparent consumption of alcoholic beverages in violation of his bail conditions.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A judge allowed him to return home on bail on February 23 after agreeing with Leyritz's attorney that his pretrial release conditions were unclear and that Leyritz had misunderstood them.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 13, 2009, Leyritz was hospitalized in Florida. Reports on <a href="/wiki/ESPN" title="ESPN">ESPN</a> claimed Leyritz had threatened suicide, but Leyritz issued a statement later saying he was not suicidal but stressed out. Leyritz ran into trouble on May 14 when he attempted to start his car but the alcohol monitoring device on the car malfunctioned, leading to a false positive and triggering an automatic urine test for Leyritz. The test showed he had not consumed any alcohol, and a judge cleared him.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 2, 2009, Leyritz was arrested for battery against his former wife;<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> however, the charges were later dropped.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2010, Leyritz's trial for the December 2007 DUI crash was held. He was acquitted on the DUI manslaughter charge in less than 45 minutes, but was convicted—after two days of deliberations—on a misdemeanor charge of driving under the influence. He was subsequently sentenced to one year's probation and a $500 fine.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2010, Leyritz's insurance company settled a civil lawsuit for the accident, paying $350,000 to the other driver's family.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jim_Leyritz&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-story_that's_all_heart-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-story_that's_all_heart_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHobson1997" class="citation news cs1">Hobson, Geoff (April 13, 1997). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19970413&slug=2533654">"Jim Leyritz Has A Story That's All Heart"</a>. <i>The Seattle Times</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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