FLUSHING, N.Y., January 21, 2026 – The New York Mets tonight acquired RHP Freddy Peralta and RHP Tobias Myers from the Milwaukee Brewers in exchange for RHP Brandon Sproat and minor league INF Jett Williams. To make room on the 40-man roster, RHP Cooper Criswell has been designated for assignment.
Peralta, 29, went 17-6 with a 2.70 ERA (53 ER/176.2 IP) and 204 strikeouts in 33 starts last season. He led the NL in wins, was fourth in ERA and sixth in strikeouts in 2025, finishing fifth in the NL Cy Young vote.
"Acquiring Freddy adds another established starter to help lead our rotation," said Mets President of Baseball Operations David Stearns. "Throughout the off season, we sought to complement our rotation with another front-end pitcher, and we're thrilled we are able to bring Freddy to the Mets."
Peralta is one of two pitchers with 200 or more strikeouts in each of the last three years (also Dylan Cease). He also ranks second with 40 wins since 2023 and 10th in the majors among qualifiers over that span with a 3.40 ERA (195 ER/516.0 IP).
The 6-0, 198-pounder is a two-time All-Star (2025 and 2021). He has made 95 starts over the last three years, tied for the fifth-most in the majors over that span. His .210 opponent batting average over that span ranks third among qualifiers. Peralta has held left-handed batters to a .200 batting average and righties to a .207 mark during his career.
Peralta is 70-42 with a 3.59 ERA (371 ER/931.0 IP) and 1,153 strikeouts over an eight-year career with Milwaukee spanning 211 games, 162 starts.
Myers, 27, is 10-8 with a 3.15 ERA (66 ER/188.2 IP) in 49 career games, 31 starts with Milwaukee over the last two years.
The 6-1, 220-pounder was 9-6 with a 3.00 ERA (46 ER/138.0 IP) in 27 games, 25 starts in 2024 for the Brewers. He tossed 5.0 shutout innings in Game 3 of the Wild Card Series vs. the Mets in a no-decision.
"Over the past two seasons, Tobias has become an extremely valuable Major League pitcher," said Stearns. "His ability to pitch out of both the rotation and bullpen allows him to help our team in multiple ways. His addition adds to another quality, young, Major League arm to our organization."
Sproat, 25, went 0-2 with a 4.79 (11 ER/20.2 IP) in four starts for New York in 2025. He was the Mets second round pick in the 2023 First-Year Player draft.
Williams, 22, hit .261 (127-486) with 34 doubles, 17 homers and 52 RBI in 130 games between Binghamton (AA) and Syracuse (AAA) in 2025. He was selected in the first round by the Mets in the 2022 First-Year Player draft.
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