Overview
- The New York Mets traded Peralta to the Tampa Bay Rays at the trade deadline in exchange for Émilien Pitre, Gary Gill Hill and Aidan Smith.
- Peralta struggled in Queens, posting a 4.99 ERA and a 5–9 record across 22 starts for the Mets before the deadline move.
- After joining Tampa Bay he went 5–2 with a 3.25 ERA and 43 strikeouts in 10 starts and was named American League Pitcher of the Month for September on the strength of a 4–0 record and a 0.96 ERA in 28 innings.
- He is scheduled to start Game 2 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees on Monday, giving Tampa Bay a rotation boost in the postseason.
- The Mets’ three prospects have risen in New York’s system, with Pitre and Gill Hill finishing in Triple‑A, Gill Hill facing a Rule 5 roster decision, and Smith showing a power swing that projects him as a 2027–2029 major‑league candidate while Peralta’s playoff run will shape his upcoming free‑agent market.