Jon Heyman Rays helped Freddy Peralta bloom in ways Mets couldn’t By Jon Heyman Published Oct. 4, 2026, 6:12 p.m. ET New York Mets pitcher Freddy Peralta walks back to the dugout after ending the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Citi Field, Thursday, June 25, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post Freddy Peralta, who went from Mets bust to unhittable Rays starter, has a short explanation for how he regained his usual form in Tampa Bay, and even bettered it.
Peralta was talking about vaunted Rays pitching coach, Kyle Snyder, who’s a big part of the secret sauce in one of MLB’s perennially surprising stories.
Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta throws in the first inning of a baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies, Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Philadelphia. AP Photo/Laurence Kesterson “He showed me stuff I wasn’t doing right,” said Peralta, who’ll start Game 2 vs. the Yankees on Monday night. “It wasn’t anything crazy.”
