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01/21 22:15 CST Mets acquire ace pitcher Freddy Peralta from Brewers in trade
Mets acquire ace pitcher Freddy Peralta from Brewers in trade
By MIKE FITZPATRICK
AP Baseball Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- The active New York Mets acquired ace pitcher Freddy Peralta
and right-hander Tobias Myers from Milwaukee on Wednesday night in a trade that
sent two top prospects to the Brewers.
Milwaukee received pitcher Brandon Sproat and minor league infielder/outfielder
Jett Williams.
Peralta gives the Mets a frontline starter after their rotation faltered in the
second half of a disappointing 2025 season. The move came hours after the Mets
formally introduced free agent addition Bo Bichette at Citi Field, and one
night after they obtained talented center fielder Luis Robert Jr. in a trade
with the Chicago White Sox.
Peralta went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA last season, when he led the National League
in wins and finished fifth in Cy Young Award voting. He earned his second
All-Star selection after getting his first nod in 2021.
The 29-year-old right-hander is set to make $8 million this year and can become
a free agent following the World Series. He becomes the latest former Brewers
player acquired by Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns, who ran
Milwaukee's front office from 2015-23.
Myers, 27, was 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA as a rookie in 2024 before going 1-2 with a
3.55 ERA in 22 appearances last year.
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AP Sports Writer Steve Megargee in Milwaukee and AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum
contributed to this report.
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