Peralta’s Pitching Key to Mets Rebounding From Disappointing 2025 Season
Right-handed starting pitcher Freddy Peralta is the new ace of the New York Mets rotation. In 2025, Peralta led the National League with 17 wins.
Freddy Peralta #51 of the Milwaukee Brewers celebrates during the fifth inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in game two of the National League Championship Series at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis., on Oct. 14, 2025. Michael Reaves/Getty Images
Now that they have him, can the New York Mets keep Freddy Peralta with a contract extension?
Come the end of the 2026 MLB season, if the Mets don’t lock up Peralta to a long-term contract—and the sooner the better—the nine-year pitching veteran should have a line of general managers waiting to make their offers.
Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.
