Today's NY Back Pages and Mets Headlines: 1/28/26

 

Nolan McLean’s Curveball:

• These are the best tools on the new Top 100 Prospects list (MLB.com)

 

Freddy Peralta Joins The Mets:

• How will Mets' new ace handle NY spotlight? 'I'm ready for this' (MLB.com)
• Laura Albanese: Mets' Freddy Peralta has the personality to bring fun back to Flushing (Newsday) 
• Freddy Peralta relishing his Mets chance but isn’t ready to talk extension just yet (NY Post)
• Mets’ Freddy Peralta in no rush to talk contract extension: ‘I just got here’ (Daily News)
• Three takeaways as Mets introduce Freddy Peralta following trade (The Record)
• Freddy Peralta extension? What Mets’ new ace is saying about his future (NJ.com)
• Freddy Peralta taking a wait-and-see approach to potential Mets extension (The Athletic)
• Peralta willing to consider multiyear deal with Mets but wants to get settled in New York first (AP)
• Ex-Mets Top Prospects Open Up After Being Traded to Brewers (SI.com)
• Mets’ pitching rotation hinges on success of key duo — again (NY Post)
• Freddy Peralta talks potential Mets extension, embracing New York (SNY)
• Former Met Luis Severino told Freddy Peralta he will ‘feel great’ in New York (SNY)

 

Bo Bichette:

• New Mets star Bo Bichette won’t suit up for Team Brazil in WBC (NY Post)
• Mets’ Carlos Mendoza Gets First Look at Bo Bichette’s Third Base Transition (SI.com)