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Freddy Peralta

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Peralta and the second or maternal family name is Diaz.

Freddy Peralta
Peralta with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2025
New York Mets – No. 51
Pitcher
Born: (1996-06-04) June 4, 1996 (age 29)
Moca, Dominican Republic
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
May 13, 2018, for the Milwaukee Brewers
MLB statistics
(through 2025 season)
Win–loss record70–42
Earned run average3.59
Strikeouts1,153
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Teams
Career highlights and awards

Freddy Peralta Diaz (born June 4, 1996) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Milwaukee Brewers in 2018. He has been named an All-Star in 2021 and 2025.

Early life

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Freddy Peralta was born in Moca, Dominican Republic, on June 4, 1996, to Pedro Peralta and Octavia Diaz.[1]

Career

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Seattle Mariners

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Peralta signed with the Seattle Mariners as an international free agent in April 2013. He made his professional debut that year with the Dominican Summer League Mariners and spent the whole season there, going 3-3 with a 1.46 ERA in 13 games (ten starts). In 2014, he pitched for the Arizona League Mariners, where he pitched to a 1-6 record and 5.29 ERA in 12 starts, and in 2015, he returned there, going 2-3 with a 4.11 ERA in 11 games (nine starts).

Milwaukee Brewers

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On December 9, 2015, the Mariners traded Peralta, Daniel Missaki and Carlos Herrera to the Milwaukee Brewers for Adam Lind.[2][3] He spent 2016 with the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and the Biloxi Shuckers, pitching to a combined 4–4 record and 3.62 ERA in 82 innings.

Peralta pitched 2017 with the Carolina Mudcats and Biloxi.[4][5] In 25 games (19 starts) between the two clubs, he was 3–8 with a 2.63 ERA and 1.16 WHIP.[6] The Brewers added him to their 40-man roster after the season.[7] MLB.com ranked Peralta as Milwaukee's tenth-ranked prospect going into the 2018 season.[8]

Peralta began 2018 with the Colorado Springs Sky Sox and was called up to Milwaukee on May 13 to make his MLB debut. He debuted that same night against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field. He recorded 13 strikeouts in 5+2⁄3 shutout innings, setting the Brewers franchise record for strikeouts by a first-time starter. For the season, he was 6–4 with a 4.25 ERA. Of all MLB pitchers, he held right-handed batters to the lowest batting average, .110 (in 30 or more innings).[9] In 2019, Peralta made 39 appearances for the Brewers, registering a 7–3 record and 5.29 ERA with 115 strikeouts in 85 innings of work.

On February 28, 2020, Peralta and the Brewers agreed to a five-year, $15.5 million contract extension.[10] In 2020, Peralta made 15 appearances for the Brewers, pitching to a 3–1 record and a 3.99 ERA with 47 strikeouts in 29+1⁄3 innings pitched.

In 2021, Peralta posted a 10–5 record and a 2.81 ERA with 195 strikeouts in 144+1⁄3 innings over 28 appearances. He was selected to participate in that year's All-Star Game,[11] during which he struck out three consecutive batters in the seventh inning.[12]

On June 14, 2022, Peralta was placed on the 60-day injured list with a latissimus dorsi injury.[13] He was activated on August 3.[14] In 2022, Peralta went 4–4 with a 3.58 ERA and 86 strikeouts in 78 innings of work. In 2023, Peralta posted a 12–10 record and a 3.86 ERA with 210 strikeouts in 165+2⁄3 innings. In 2024, Peralta posted an 11–9 record and a 3.68 ERA with 200 strikeouts in 173+2⁄3 innings.

On May 12, 2025, Peralta recorded his 1,000th career strikeout when he struck out Daniel Schneemann in the bottom of the fifth inning against the Cleveland Guardians. He is the fourth Brewers pitcher to achieve that milestone.[15]

He was named NL Pitcher of the Month in August 2025, during which he recorded four wins in five starts (lasting five innings in two starts and six in the other three) with a 0.32 ERA, finishing the month with a 24-inning scoreless streak; the streak ended after 30 scoreless innings on Sept. 10, 2025.[16] Throughout the August 2025 run, Peralta became the first-ever Brewer with four consecutive starts of at least five innings without surrendering a run;[17] On September 22, Peralta struck out Jake Cronenworth for his 200th strikeout of the season, becoming the third pitcher in Brewers franchise history with at least three seasons of 200-plus strikeouts, joining Yovani Gallardo (4 in a row from 2009-12) and Corbin Burnes (3 in a row from 2021-23).[18] In 2025, Peralta posted a 17–6 record and a 2.70 ERA with 204 strikeouts in 176+2⁄3 innings.

New York Mets

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On January 21, 2026, the Brewers traded Peralta and Tobias Myers to the New York Mets in exchange for Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.[19]

Personal life

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Peralta and his wife, Maritza, have one daughter together.[20]

Peralta's brother, Luis, is also a professional baseball pitcher, currently with the Colorado Rockies.[21]

References

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  1. ^ Haudricourt, Tom (May 14, 2018). "Acquired at 19, Freddy Peralta rocketed through Brewers system toward sensational debut". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Haudricourt, Tom (December 9, 2015). "Brewers get 3 young pitchers for Adam Lind". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  3. ^ "Mariners get Lind from Brewers for 3 minor league pitchers". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 9, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2026.
  4. ^ "Brewers prospect Freddy Peralta named All-Star". MLB.com.
  5. ^ "Top MLB Prospects, Scouting Reports, Analysis". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "Freddy Peralta Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
  7. ^ "Brewers add 4 prospects to 40-man roster". MLB.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2017.
  8. ^ "Hiura headlines new-look Brewers Top 30 Prospects list". MLB.com. Retrieved February 22, 2018.
  9. ^ Splits Leaderboards | FanGraphs
  10. ^ "Brewers Extend Freddy Peralta". February 28, 2020.
  11. ^ McCalvy, Adam (July 10, 2021). "Freddy Peralta named to 2021 All-Star Game roster". MLB.com. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  12. ^ Radcliffe, JR (July 13, 2021). "Freddy Peralta strikes out all three he faces, Corbin Burnes takes the loss for National League in 2021 All-Star Game". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved April 14, 2025.
  13. ^ "Brewers' Freddy Peralta: Shifts to 60-day IL". cbssports.com. Retrieved February 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Brewers to activate Freddy Peralta from 60-day IL this week". yardbarker.com. July 31, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  15. ^ "Brewers vs. Guardians – Box Score – May 12, 2025". ESPN. May 12, 2025. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  16. ^ Hogg, Curt (September 10, 2025). "Even during a long scoreless streak, Freddy Peralta showed this part of his game needs to be 'eliminated'". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 12, 2025.
  17. ^ Hogg, Curt (September 3, 2025). "The Brewers had both the National League player and pitcher of the month in August". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  18. ^ McCalvy, Adam (September 22, 2025). "Peralta notches 200th K while prepping for playoffs". MLB.com. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  19. ^ Hogg, Curt (January 21, 2026). "Brewers trade Freddy Peralta to Mets, reuniting him with David Stearns". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  20. ^ Footer, Alyson (September 26, 2020). "Peralta returns to Crew from paternity list". MLB.com. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  21. ^ Harding, Thomas (September 2, 2024). "Luis Peralta standing out with Rockies". MLB.com. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
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