Peralta Turns It Around for Rays | MLB News

0:00It's September 2nd. I'm Corey with the story, and this is MLB News Today Baseball News powered by AI. So, the Tampa Bay Rays made a trade for pitcher Freddie Peralta, sending over three promising prospects. The idea was that the Rays coaching staff could help him turn things around, because he'd been struggling a bit with the mits earlier in the season. It was a bit of a gamble, trading away that much talent. Initially, it looked like the gamble might not pay off. His first few starts with the Rays were rough, with a really high earn run average. He was giving up a lot of hits and home runs, and it seemed like he hadn't quite found his footing with the new team. But then, things started to change, and his last couple of outings Peralta has been dealing. He had a really strong performance against his old team, the mits, giving up only one run and looking completely dominant on the mound. He's followed that up with another solid start, showing he's really starting to click with the Rays. For his last two games, he's been lights out, with no walks and a good number of strikeouts,

1:00bringing his overall season ERA down significantly. This is the kind of pitcher the Rays were hoping for, especially considering he was an all-star just last year. If he can keep this up, it really solidifies their starting rotation, and makes them a serious force in the American League.