{"id":555653,"date":"2026-02-05T06:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/555653\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T06:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T06:54:30","slug":"freddy-peralta-has-a-message-for-fans-ahead-of-spring-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/555653\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Peralta has a message for fans ahead of spring training"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Mets<\/a> have a new ace in town, and he is already making his presence felt in Florida. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/freddy-peralta\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Freddy Peralta<\/a> arrived at the complex in Port St. Lucie well ahead of the mandatory reporting date. The early appearance signals a strong commitment to his new club following the blockbuster trade with the Milwaukee Brewers in January. Fans are eager to see him anchor the Mets rotation during the upcoming 2026 campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Excitement is forming for <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/tag\/spring-training\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">spring training<\/a> as the organization integrates several major offseason acquisitions into the roster. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/mets-news-ny-verge-acquiring-freddy-peralta-brewers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Peralta joined the squad<\/a> after the front office sent top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat to Milwaukee. The 29-year-old is now preparing to lead a pitching staff that hopes to dominate the National League East. His arrival in Florida makes the offseason overhaul feel like a reality for supporters.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets took to their official X (formerly known as Twitter), sharing a clip of the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mets\/status\/2019103025588293925\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">team\u2019s newest ace talking about<\/a> how excited he was for spring training to begin in just a few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFreddy can\u2019t wait to see you, #Mets fans!\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Freddy can\u2019t wait to see you, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Mets<\/a> fans!<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf34\ud83d\udc49\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oY0E0simAl\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/oY0E0simAl<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eelsqFZi6C\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/eelsqFZi6C<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 New York Mets (@Mets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Mets\/status\/2019103025588293925?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">February 4, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHey Mets fans, it&#8217;s Freddy Peralta. I&#8217;m here in Port St. Lucie. Enjoying the world. I can&#8217;t wait to see you guys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The right-handed pitcher is physically present at Clover Park and ready to work, as the video demonstrates. The video urges Mets fans to buy tickets for the upcoming exhibition games. The clip also showcases the beautiful weather, blue skies, and well-kept fields that await the rest of the squad. Pitchers and catchers are officially scheduled to report on February 11, but the veteran clearly wanted a head start.<\/p>\n<p>The front office did not stop with just pitching upgrades this winter. They also acquired Luis Robert Jr. and Bo Bichette to bolster the offense. These moves have created a \u201csuperteam\u201d atmosphere around the franchise. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/mlb\/new-york-mets\/mets-news-nolan-mclean-truth-bomb-freddy-peraltas-impact\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seeing Peralta in Mets gear<\/a> bridges the gap between rumors and actual baseball activity.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Mets have a new ace in town, and he is already making his presence felt&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":158008,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2396],"tags":[5,753,101,4,2046,1690,61,2548,4203,151],"class_list":{"0":"post-555653","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-mets","8":"tag-baseball","9":"tag-freddy-peralta","10":"tag-mets","11":"tag-mlb","12":"tag-mlb-free-agency","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-mets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkmets","17":"tag-spring-training"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116016713813127832","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=555653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/555653\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/158008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=555653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=555653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=555653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}