LOS ANGELES – Mark Leiter Jr. has been to a World Series before.
From the stands at Shea Stadium, a 9-year-old Leiter Jr. watched his uncle Al Leiter start Game 5 of the 2000 World Series for the Mets against the Yankees, who won it all that night.
“I remember him throwing a ton of pitches (142),’’ said Leiter Jr., raised in Toms River, N.J. “I remember it being a tight game the whole time, not a lot of offense…