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`Fastball Freddy' Peralta Earns ALCS MVP Award After Pitching the Rays Into the World Series
The right-hander posted a 2-0 record with a 0.75 ERA in the ALCS after a mid-season trade revitalized his performance with Tampa Bay.
- On Monday, Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta was named American League Championship Series MVP after the Rays defeated the Cleveland Guardians in six games.
- Acquired from the New York Mets in an Aug 2 trade, Peralta posted a 5-2 record with a 3.25 ERA in 10 starts for Tampa Bay, reversing a season marked by a 4.99 ERA in New York.
- During the American League Championship Series, Peralta compiled a 0.75 ERA over three appearances. He tossed six scoreless innings in Game 2 and secured crucial outs in relief in Game 4.
- The World Series matchup features Peralta facing the Milwaukee Brewers, the team where he spent eight seasons after making his debut in 2018. He aims to deliver the Rays their first title.
- Returning to Milwaukee will be emotional for Peralta, but he credits the Rays' clubhouse atmosphere for his turnaround. "I'm very happy to be here," Peralta said.
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Freddy Peralta leaned on his straight line to win the most valuable player in the American League Championship Series.
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Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta celebrates the end of the top of the fourth inning against the Cleveland Guardians in Game 6 of an American League Championship Series baseball game in St. Petersburg, Fla. Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
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`Fastball Freddy’ Peralta earns ALCS MVP award after pitching the Rays into the World Series
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Freddy Peralta rode his fastball to the American League Championship Series MVP award. Acquired by the Rays from the New York Mets before the trade deadline, Peralta turned around his season in Tampa Bay and he...
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