{"id":768192,"date":"2026-08-02T18:03:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:03:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/768192\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T18:03:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T18:03:20","slug":"freddy-peralta-traded-to-rays-after-disastrous-stint-with-mets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/768192\/","title":{"rendered":"Freddy Peralta traded to Rays after disastrous stint with Mets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Freddy Peralta experiment is over in New York.<\/p>\n<p>The Mets have traded Peralta to the Rays less than a year after acquiring him <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/21\/sports\/mets-in-deep-talks-to-acquire-freddy-peralta-from-brewers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">in a blockbuster trade<\/a> this winter with the Brewers, per multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p>In a move that fans hoped would add a new ace last offseason, the Mets received the right-handed pitcher and Tobias Myers in exchange for top prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40072176\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-mets-pitcher-freddy-135239732.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) smiling.\" class=\"wp-image-40072176\"  \/>New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) prior to the game against the Milwaukee Brewers. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>Peralta was supposed to be the leader in a pitching staff that already included Nolan McLean, Sean Manaea and Kodai Senga.<\/p>\n<p>But Peralta has been anything but that.<\/p>\n<p>Peralta\u2019s strikeout numbers and batting average against have declined from past seasons, although he has maintained his walk rate and home run percentage of his previously All-Star seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Peralta himself said he doesn\u2019t understand the struggles after an 8-2 loss to the Brewers on July 21.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to get through this,\u201d Peralta said. \u201cI still believe in myself. I know that I\u2019m better than great and sometimes it\u2019s not easy.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40072179\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/new-york-mets-pitcher-freddy-135042325.jpg\" alt=\"New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) throws a pitch during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers.\" class=\"wp-image-40072179\"  \/>New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) throws a pitch during the first inning against the Milwaukee Brewers. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I have to understand as a player there\u2019s some tough moments that we have got to get through. It\u2019s not the first one or the last one, but I don\u2019t want to stay like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/sports\/mets-fall-to-brewers-as-freddy-peralta-struggles-in-latest-ugly-outing\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">loss to the Brewers<\/a> represented everything he has been going through.<\/p>\n<p>Peralta was showered with love before the game, as the Brewers played a highlight reel of his eight seasons on the team and fans cheered for him.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>The pleasantries ended the second the game started, though. Peralta ended the day after 5 \u2154 innings having allowed eight hits and two walks, and seven earned runs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Freddy Peralta experiment is over in New York. 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