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Rays helped Freddy Peralta bloom in ways Mets couldn’t

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Heyman, J. (2026, October 4). Rays helped Freddy Peralta bloom in ways Mets couldn’t. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/04/sports/how-freddy-peralta-turned-around-season-with-rays-after-mets-bust/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-04 · by Jon Heyman

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Freddy Peralta, a former Mets pitcher struggling to find his form, has flourished under Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder. Since joining the Rays, Peralta has become an unhittable starter and will take the mound for Game 2 against the Yankees on Monday night. According to Peralta, Snyder’s guidance helped him correct minor flaws in his pitching technique, contributing significantly to his improved performance.
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Freddy Peralta, a former struggling pitcher for the Mets, has found success with the Tampa Bay Rays, becoming an unhittable starter. When asked about his turnaround, Peralta credited Kyle Snyder, the Rays' pitching coach. According to Peralta, Snyder provided him with straightforward advice that corrected some of his previous mistakes without introducing any new or complicated techniques. This development highlights how coaching and team dynamics can significantly impact a player's performance in Major League Baseball.

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🔮 The Brewers, from MLB’s 30th market, went practically wire-to-wire, logging 114 victories en route to a championship hardly anyone predicted, even the friendly folks of Brew City.
🔮 The real shame now is that the Yankees couldn’t even beat these Rays.
🔮 Jake Bauers, the Brewers’ NLCS MVP who turned his game around after nearly calling it quits, will obviously continue his career now and the free-agent-to-be told The Post, “I would love to come back.
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🔮 While he would have had to severely adjust his goal had he continued to pitch like he did in Queens, he’s only reminded folks how good he is, and maybe even upped the stakes by hitting 99 mph and improving his changeup and pitch mix as a Ray.
🔮 While we wait for the Yankees to settle their vital non-player personnel questions — GM Brian Cashman is expected to be extended, and it still seems more likely than not that manager Aaron Boone will be kept — let’s review what needs to be done to improve a roster that’s consistently good enough to play into October, but not too far into the month. 1.
🔮 The Yankees are expected to extend the $23.15M qualifying offer to free-agent closer David Bednar, who had a terrific year, sources say.
🔮 Sources say one or two Yankees bigs were slightly to somewhat annoyed that captain/three-time MVP Aaron Judge suggested the $320M Yankees could spend more after they were swept by the Rays in the division series.
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🔮 By the old Steinbrenner standards, Boone would have been gone six years ago.
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🔮 Ex-Yankees coach Joe Espada has made the playoffs two of three years as Houston manager, but his tenure may depend on who’s hired as GM.
🔮 “I know what he would like to do. …
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Game 2 MLB Mets Rays Tampa Bay

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Peralta PERSON · 3× Rays ORG · 2× Freddy Peralta PERSON · 1× Kyle GPE · 1× Kyle Snyder PERSON · 1× MLB ORG · 1× Mets ORG · 1× Tampa Bay ORG · 1× Yankees ORG · 1×

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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.
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2026-10-04 · New York Post
Rays helped Freddy Peralta bloom in ways Mets couldn’t · assertive framing

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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. asserted
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“I have Kyle,” Peralta said. asserted
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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. asserted
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“He showed me stuff I wasn’t doing right,” said Peralta, who’ll start Game 2 vs. the Yankees on Monday night. asserted
who → show → night
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